Notícias da concorrência
La CNMC analiza la concentración Esseco/Ercros en segunda fase
Sector: Nota de prensa
Ámbito CNMC: Competencia
- La operación consiste en la adquisición del control exclusivo de Ercros por parte de Esseco.
- Puede suponer riesgos para la competencia en los mercados de hidróxido de potasio (sólido y líquido) y carbonato de potasio.
- Esseco notificó la adquisición del control exclusivo de Ercros el 28 de junio de 2024.
La Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) ha acordado, con fecha 7 de febrero de 2025, el inicio de la segunda fase del análisis de la concentración Esseco / Ercros (C/1479/24).
La operación consiste en la adquisición del control exclusivo de Ercros por parte de Esseco a través de una oferta pública de adquisición (OPA) hostil que fue presentada el 27 de junio de 2024.
El sector económico afectado es el de la fabricación de productos básicos de química orgánica e inorgánica, en especial los mercados de comercialización de hidróxido de potasio, en estado sólido y líquido, y de carbonato de potasio, en los que se solapa la actividad de las partes.
La potencial adquisición puede suponer riesgos para la competencia en dichos mercados. Por ello, la CNMC ha acordado analizar la operación en segunda fase. Este paso no prejuzga las conclusiones definitivas que la CNMC pueda alcanzar sobre la concentración.
Apertura de la segunda fase
Durante la primera fase, la CNMC ha investigado la situación de competencia en los mercados afectados, en los que las cuotas de las partes son muy elevadas.
En segunda fase analizará en mayor profundidad la operación y, en particular, los mercados afectados de hidróxido de potasio, en estado sólido y líquido, y de carbonato de potasio.
Ercros y otros terceros con interés legítimo podrán presentar alegaciones. Esseco, por su parte, también podrá formular alegaciones y aportar más información.
La resolución final que apruebe la CNMC podrá autorizar, aceptar compromisos, imponer condiciones o prohibir la operación de concentración Esseco / Ercros.
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PS12925 – The Italian Competition Authority launches investigation against Atac into local public transport issues
PRESS RELEASE
The proceedings concerns the alleged failure to comply with the targets concerning the frequency and quality of services for 2021-2023.
The Italian Competition Authority has launched an investigation against Atac S.p.A. over a suspected unfair commercial practice. The investigation concerns the frequency and quality of services offered in the 2021-2023 period compared to what was established in the service contract with the Municipality of Rome and presented to consumers also through the Public Transport Service Quality Charter. Specifically, Atac seems to have repeatedly fallen short of its targets regarding the regularity of surface and metro transport services, security checkpoints in metro stations, the functioning of elevators, stairlifts, and escalators/moving walkways, as well as metro station lighting.
Faced with these seemingly unfulfilled targets, Atac does not appear to have taken adequate corrective measures to address its repeated shortcomings, nor has it adjusted and/or partially reimbursed fares to mitigate potential disruptions experienced by consumers. An inspection at the premises of the company Atac S.p.A. was carried out yesterday by the Authority’s officials, with the support of the Special Antitrust Unit of the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza).
Rome, 25 February 2025
The Bundeskartellamt has cleared the indirect acquisition of Uckermärker Milch GmbH by EDEKA ZENTRALE Stiftung & Co. KG
press releases 24.02.2025
published on:24.02.2025
The Bundeskartellamt has cleared the indirect acquisition of Uckermärker Milch GmbH (Uckermärker), a subsidiary of Ostmilch Handels GmbH, by EDEKA ZENTRALE Stiftung & Co. KG (EDEKA).
Andreas Mundt, President of the Bundeskartellamt: “The Bundeskartellamt always takes a very close look when food producers are acquired by large food retailers. Our task is to ensure that such acquisitions do not lead to market foreclosure to the detriment of other producers or retailers. In this case, however, there is no reason to believe that this will happen. EDEKA has so far not been involved in the production of dairy products and Uckermärker only has relatively small market shares in the different markets for raw milk, butter, curd and milk powder. There are many larger dairy companies in Germany, leaving both the retailers and the different dairy companies with sufficient alternatives even after the merger.
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Uckermärker operates a dairy in Prenzlau in the northern part of Brandenburg. Most of the raw milk it uses to make its products comes from farms in the Uckermark region. The company’s products include butter, curd and milk powder.
The EDEKA group is the leading food retailer in Germany, with a turnover of more than 70 billion euros in 2023. The group has a three-tier structure consisting of the EDEKA Zentrale in Hamburg, the regional companies and regional EDEKA cooperatives, and the approximately 3,400 independent retailers throughout Germany belonging to the regional cooperatives. The Bundeskartellamt regards the EDEKA group as a single economic entity (see the press releases of 15 May 2024 and 2 December 2024). The EDEKA group’s operations also include EDEKA Fruchtkontor (specialising in fruit, vegetables and flowers), a winery, its own meat factories and bakeries, a pasta factory and its own juice production. All of its products are mainly produced for sale in the group’s own bakery shops and food retail stores. EDEKA has so far not been active in the production of dairy products.
Decisões da concorrência
CMA
IBM / HashiCorp merger inquiry
- The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the anticipated acquisition by IBM of HashiCorp.
- Updated: 25 February 2025
Autorité de la Concurrence
Secteur(s) :
25-DCC-43
relative à la fusion de fait entre la société Südwest Beteiligungen GmbH et les activités d’acier d’armature du groupe Van Merksteijn
Décision de contrôle des concentrations|
Publication du sens de la décision le : 26 février 2025
Secteur(s) :
25-DCC-41
relative à la prise de contrôle exclusif de la société EDA par la société C.F.T.
Décision de contrôle des concentrations|
Publication du sens de la décision le : 25 février 2025
Secteur(s) :
25-DCC-42
relative à la création d’une entreprise commune par les sociétés Meluka et ITM Entreprises
Décision de contrôle des concentrations|
Publication du sens de la décision le : 25 février 2025
Autoridade da concorrência de Portugal
AdC adotou uma decisão de não oposição na operação de concentração 60/2024 – Vossloh / Sateba.
Em 24 de Fevereiro de 2025, o Conselho de Administração da Autoridade da Concorrência, no uso da competência que lhe é conferida pela alínea d) do n.º 1 do artigo 19.º dos Estatutos, aprovados pelo Decreto-Lei n.º 125/2014, de 18 de agosto, delibera adotar uma decisão de não oposição à operação de concentração, nos termos da alínea b) do n.º 1 do artigo 50.º da Lei da Concorrência, uma vez que a mesma não é suscetível de criar entraves significativos à concorrência efetiva no mercado nacional ou numa parte substancial deste.
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