Nvidia defeat would be 'huge headache' for merger call-ins, Irish official says
By Andrew Boyce ( June 18, 2026, 14:49 GMT | Insight) -- A court defeat for EU regulators over their scrutiny of Nvidia’s takeover of Run:ai would create a “huge headache” for reviews of deals that fall below notification thresholds, according to a senior Irish official. Geoffrey Gray said if EU member states couldn’t refer to the European Commission deals they have “called in,” then it would see multiple different national authorities reviewing the same deal at different times.A defeat for EU regulators over their scrutiny of Nvidia’s takeover of Run:ai would create a “huge headache” for reviews of dealmaking that falls below notification thresholds, according to a senior Irish official....
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