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EU competition law update, 8 April 2025: merger notifications (Triton/MacGregor; Carlyle/SK Capital/Bluebird), European Parliament committee backs tougher FDI screening, and 2024 State aid Scoreboard highlights

Published on: 08 April 2025

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Mergers

The Commission has recently been notified of the following transactions:

  • Triton/MacGregor (M.11823) under the standard merger procedure
  • Carlyle/SK Capital Partners/Bluebird (M.11935) under the simplified merger procedure

Note—For full details of all current merger probes before the Commission, see further, EU mergers—ongoing cases tracker

Foreign direct investment

The European Parliament’s international trade committee has approved updated EU-wide FDI screening rules designed to pinpoint and mitigate security risks linked to FDI, extend compulsory screening to additional sectors, and empower the Commission to intervene on its own initiative—see further, press release

Note—For key legislative and policy developments concerning FDI regimes across jurisdictions worldwide, see further, Multi-jurisdictional foreign direct investment (FDI)—news feed

State aid

The Commission has released the 2024 State aid Scoreboard, offering a comprehensive picture and detailed overview of EU Member States’ State aid spend. It indicates that, in 2023, Member States declared around €186.78bn in total State aid outlay, with notable support directed to environmental protection and energy efficiency—see further, press release and 2024 State aid Scoreboard

Upcoming dates

For dates and timings of forthcoming EU competition developments, see further, EU Competition calendar...

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