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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-26-041045"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AES"
cik: "0000874761"
company_name: "AES CORP"
filed_at: "2026-10-28T20:20:31+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-28T20:22:07.583024+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AES clears EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation review for GIP/EQT take-private merger

## Summary
- European Commission closed its preliminary review of the merger under Article 10(4) of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation on October 28, 2026.
- Merger agreement signed March 1, 2026 with Horizon Parent, L.P.; Horizon Merger Sub, Inc. will merge into AES, with AES as surviving corporation.
- On closing, AES will be jointly owned by investment vehicles tied to Global Infrastructure Management, LLC (GIP) and the EQT Infrastructure VI fund, plus other investors.
- Closing still requires additional regulatory approvals and other customary conditions; this filing gives no updated deal terms, price or closing date.
- Paul L. Freedman, EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, signed the report dated October 28, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-26-041045
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AES
- cik: 0000874761
- company_name: AES CORP
- filed_at: 2026-10-28T20:20:31+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000114036126041045/0001140361-26-041045-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000114036126041045/ef20084505_8k.htm

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