The CEO of Europe’s most valuable company, semiconductor equipment maker ASML, says his company is eyeing similar deals to the blockbuster transaction it struck with French AI darling Mistral last year.
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June 16, 2026
ASML eyeing more Mistral-style startup bets, CEO says
The CEO sat down with Sifted to talk Mistral, physical AI and why M&A is an “exception”
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