Form 8-K · Current report
AES Corporation 8-K, filed Oct 28, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0000874761
- Accession no.
- 0001140361-26-041045
Summary
The European Commission closed its preliminary review under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation of the previously announced merger in which Horizon Merger Sub, Inc. will merge into The AES Corporation, satisfying one condition to closing. The deal, under which AES would be jointly owned by investment vehicles affiliated with Global Infrastructure Management, LLC and the EQT Infrastructure VI fund alongside other investors, remains subject to additional regulatory approvals and other customary conditions.
Key points
- AES entered the merger agreement with Horizon Parent, L.P. and its subsidiary Horizon Merger Sub, Inc. on March 1, 2026; Merger Sub will merge into AES, with AES surviving.
- The European Commission's closure of its preliminary review on October 28, 2026 was made under Article 10(4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market.
- The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation approval is a condition to closing, and the merger still requires other regulatory approvals and customary conditions.
- AES stated the transaction remains subject to risks including that conditions, such as required regulatory approvals, may not be satisfied in a timely manner or at all.
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Items reported
- 8.01Other Events
From the filing
Item 8.01. Other Events. As previously announced, on March 1, 2026, The AES Corporation (the “Company”) entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Horizon Parent, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Parent”), and Horizon Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger. …
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