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Get filing alertsSoundHound receives final regulatory clearance for LivePerson acquisition
Filed July 24, 2026 · Period ending July 20, 2026 · ~1 min read
Key Changes
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Bulgarian authority granted final foreign investment approval on July 20, completing regulatory clearances across all five required jurisdictions (Bulgaria, Canada, Italy, Germany, UK).
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All regulatory approval conditions now satisfied; merger awaits LivePerson stockholder vote and standard closing conditions before consummation.
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Prior clearances received from Italy and Canada (June 25), Germany (June 29), and UK (July 1) preceded the final Bulgarian approval.
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Summary
SoundHound cleared the final regulatory hurdle for its pending LivePerson acquisition on July 20, 2026, when Bulgarian authorities granted foreign investment approval. This completes a multi-jurisdictional clearance process that began in late June with approvals from Italy and Canada, followed by Germany and the United Kingdom in early July. All five required foreign investment reviews are now behind the company.
With regulatory approvals secured, the merger's path to closing narrows to LivePerson stockholder approval and standard closing conditions. Once LivePerson shareholders vote to approve the transaction, SoundHound will consummate the acquisition and LivePerson will become a wholly owned subsidiary. The regulatory milestone removes a significant source of deal uncertainty and moves the transaction materially closer to completion.
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Event · Item 8.01 — Other Events
SoundHound received final Bulgarian regulatory clearance for LivePerson acquisition; all foreign investment approvals now complete.
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On July 20, 2026, the final foreign investment clearance was received by the relevant Bulgarian authority.
SoundHound received the last required foreign investment approval from Bulgaria on July 20, 2026, completing the regulatory clearance process across five jurisdictions (Bulgaria, Canada, Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom). This satisfies all regulatory approval conditions for the pending acquisition of LivePerson, leaving only LivePerson stockholder approval as the remaining major closing condition before the merger can be consummated.
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Clearance was received from (I) the relevant Italian and Canadian regulatory authorities on June 25, 2026, (II) the relevant German regulatory authority on June 29, 2026 and (III) the relevant United Kingdom regulatory authority on July 1, 2026.
The filing discloses that four of the five required foreign investment approvals were received in late June and early July 2026: Italy and Canada on June 25, Germany on June 29, and the United Kingdom on July 1. These clearances, combined with the final Bulgarian approval, complete the regulatory approval pathway for the merger.
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The Mergers remain subject to other closing conditions, including LivePerson stockholder approval, after which the Mergers will be consummated.
With all regulatory approvals now secured, the merger's completion depends on LivePerson stockholder approval and other standard closing conditions. The filing indicates that once these remaining conditions are satisfied, the acquisition will close and LivePerson will become an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of SoundHound.
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