The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of Lineas Group NV (‘Lineas’) by Société fédérale de participations et d’investissement SA – Federale participatie -en investeringsmaatschappij NV (‘SFPIM’), both of Belgium.
The transaction relates primarily to rail freight transport.
The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given the companies’ limited combined market position and limited market positions resulting from the proposed transaction. The notified transaction was examined under the simplified merger review procedure.
More information is available on the Commission’s competition website, in the public case register under the case number M.12326.
