Business & Commerce

#52026M12339Prior Notification of a Concentration (Case M.12339 – PERMIRA / WARBURG PINCUS / CLEARWATER ANALYTICS)

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

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This notification involves a proposed joint acquisition by private equity firms Permira and Warburg Pincus of Clearwater Analytics, a SaaS company. The European Commission will review this merger, and it may be eligible for a simplified procedure. Stakeholders can submit observations within ten days.

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Key Changes

  • Permira and Warburg Pincus to acquire Clearwater Analytics
  • Possible eligibility for simplified EU review procedure
  • Stakeholders have a 10-day window for comments

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Notify the European Commission of the proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004

Permira Holdings Limited, Warburg Pincus LLC, Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.
reporting
medium

Submit observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission within 10 days following the publication date (by 20 April 2026)

Interested third parties
disclosure
medium

Include the case reference M.12339 – PERMIRA / WARBURG PINCUS / CLEARWATER ANALYTICS in all correspondence with the Commission

Interested third parties submitting observations
operational
medium

Submit observations via email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or postal address to European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Interested third parties submitting observations
operational
high

Subject the concentration to European Commission review under the Merger Regulation before completing the acquisition

Permira Holdings Limited, Warburg Pincus LLC, Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.
prohibition

Affected Parties

Permira Holdings LimitedWarburg Pincus LLC+1 more…

Tags

merger,acquisition,European Commission