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Baker Hughes wins conditional EU nod for $13.6 billion Chart deal | Reuters

Baker Hughes secured conditional EU antitrust approval for its $13.6 billion acquisition of Chart Industries, a maker of industrial equipment for LNG and data centre applications. The approval came after Baker Hughes agreed to divest Chart's small-scale LNG process technology business and ensure third-party interoperability of equipment for 10 years.

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The Wire takeaway

If you make LNG or data-centre cooling equipment, Baker Hughes just bought your biggest competitor and the EU forced them to open their playbook to rivals for a decade. That interoperability mandate is your market entry window—call Chart's customers before their contracts convert.

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Topics: Energy Storage · Cloud Infrastructure · m-and-a-approval · antitrust-remedies · lng-infrastructure · data-centre-tech · interoperability-mandate

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Verified 12 July 2026 · Sources: Fusion42 review