Press Release: Mergers: Commission approves SAP’s acquisition of Sybase

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Sybase, Inc. of the US by SAP AG of Germany. Both companies are active in the databases, middleware and enterprise application software ("EAS") sectors. After examining the operation, the Commission concluded that the transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic Area ("EEA") or any substantial part of it.