State Secretary Willemijn Aerdts of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK) has banned the acquisition of Solvinity by the American company Kyndryl. The decision was made yesterday (May 25) on the advice of the Investment Assessment Bureau, which identified a risk to the public interest based on the WOZT. The Investment Assessment Bureau (BTI) received a notification of the proposed acquisition on November 21 and immediately launched an investigation based on the Act on Undesirable Control in Telecommunications (WOZT). Upon completion of that investigation, the BTI recommended a complete ban. State Secretary Aerdts adopted that recommendation.