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#52026M12161EU merger notice for Baker Hughes’ planned acquisition of Chart Industries

🇪🇺European Union··Other·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

Baker Hughes plans to acquire full control of Chart Industries by buying shares, and the European Commission is reviewing whether the deal falls under EU merger control rules. The deal matters for companies in energy technology, LNG, hydrogen, biogas, industrial gases and carbon capture equipment. Competitors, customers or other interested parties can submit comments to the Commission within 10 days of publication, using case reference M.12161 – BH / CHART.

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Key Changes

  • Baker Hughes has notified the European Commission of its plan to acquire full control of Chart Industries.
  • The transaction would be carried out through a share purchase.
  • Interested third parties have 10 days from publication to submit comments to the Commission.

Obligations

What this law requires

low

Interested third parties wishing to comment on the proposed Baker Hughes acquisition of Chart Industries must submit their observations to the European Commission.

interested third parties, including competitors, customers, or other stakeholders
Not later than 10 days following publication on 4 June 2026
reporting
low

Any observations submitted to the European Commission must specify the case reference “M.12161 – BH / CHART”.

interested third parties submitting observations
When submitting observations
disclosure

Affected Parties

Baker HughesChart Industries+2 more…

Tags

EU merger control,Baker Hughes,Chart Industries…