Microsoft wont face antitrust scrutiny in United Kingdom

There has been growing scrutiny of Big Tech’s latest tactic to dodge regulatory oversight by pursuing “quasi-mergers,” through which they seek to secure control over new technologies without buying startups outright. This might be through making investments, procuring seats on boards, hiring founding teams and so on. Microsoft won’t be facing antitrust scrutiny in the United Kingdom over its recent investment in French AI startup, Mistral AI, with the country’s Competition and Markets Authority on Friday concluding that the partnership “does not qualify for investigation under the merger provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002.” Is Mergers the way to go for big techs?