Kpler / Spire Global merger inquiry

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the completed acquisition by Kpler Holding SA of Spire Global Inc.鈥檚 maritime data business.

Statutory timetable

Phase 1 Action
18 August 2025 Deadline for phase 1 decision (*)
19 June 2025 Launch of merger inquiry (**)
19 June 2025 to 3 July 2025 Invitation to comment
16 April 2025 Initial enforcement order

(*) This date is the current statutory deadline by when the decision will be announced. If any change occurs, the information is refreshed as soon as practicable. However, the CMA cannot guarantee that the decision will be announced on or before this current deadline, as the deadline of a given case may change during the merger assessment process due to different reasons.

(**) The CMA has decided to investigate this transaction and is inviting comments from any interested party.

Phase 1

Launch of merger inquiry

19 June 2025: The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the parties.

  • (19.6.25)

Invitation to comment: closes 3 July 2025

19 June 2025: The CMA is considering whether it is or may be the case that this transaction, has resulted in the creation of a relevant merger situation under the merger provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002 and, if so, whether the creation of that situation may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition within any market or markets in the United Kingdom for goods or services.

To assist it with this assessment, the CMA invites comments on the transaction from any interested party.

Written representations about any competition issues should be provided by the deadline set out above.

Initial enforcement order

16 April 2025: The CMA has served an initial enforcement order under section 72(2) of the Enterprise Act 2002 on Kpler Holding SA, exactEarth Ltd (Canada) and its subsidiary exactEarth Europe Limited (UK).

  • (22.4.25)

Amendments and consents granted

  • (30.5.25)
  • (14.5.25)
  • (2.5.25)
  • (23.4.25)

Contact

Please send written representations about any competition or public interest to: kpler.spire@cma.gov.uk

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Updates to this page

Published 17 April 2025
Last updated 19 June 2025 show all updates
  1. Invitation to comment published.

  2. Derogation published.

  3. Derogation published

  4. Derogation published.

  5. Derogation published

  6. Initial enforcement order published

  7. First published.