L’enquête qu’elle a menée a confirmé que le projet d’acquisition ne poserait pas de problèmes de concurrence, notamment parce que WMG sera toujours confrontée, à l'issue de l'opération, à la concurrence des deux grandes maisons de disques restantes, Universal Music Group («UMG») et Sony, et de labels musicaux indépendants.
The Commission's investigation confirmed that the proposed transaction would not raise competition concerns, in particular because following the acquisition, WMG will continue to face competition from the two remaining major music companies, namely Universal Music Group ("UMG") and Sony, as well as from independent music labels.