Brazil clears Microsoft-Inflection AI deal after Tribunal required notification
By Maria Júlia Baumert ( July 16, 2026, 12:44 GMT | Insight) -- MLex Statement: Brazil's antitrust authority has cleared without restrictions Microsoft's 2024 hiring of Inflection AI's co-founders and a large portion of its staff, concluding that the transaction is unlikely to harm competition, but characterized the arrangement as a novel form of asset acquisition known as a "reverse acqui-hire."Brazil's antitrust authority has cleared without restrictions Microsoft's 2024 hiring of Inflection AI's co-founders and a large portion of its staff, concluding that the transaction is unlikely to harm competition, but characterized the arrangement as a novel form of asset acquisition known as a "reverse acqui-hire."...
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