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Ccent/2021/51 - Grupo Visabeira / EIP
Acquired
E.I.P. - Serviços
Description
It integrates a set of business units detached from the heritage of EIP - Eletricidade Industrial Portuguesa, SA, through a spin-off operation, which constitute business departments and support departments and branches: (a) Lines and Networks Department: construction and maintenance of power transmission lines in Portugal; (b) Manufacturing Department: design, manufacture and supply of metallic structures for power transmission lines, substations and railway electrification lines; (c) Substations and Systems Department: construction and maintenance of substations and systems in Portugal; (d) EIP France Railway Electrification and Branch Office: construction of railway infrastructure and maintenance of fixed electrical traction installations in Portugal and France; (e) Hydromechanical Management: conception, design, assembly, commissioning and testing of hydromechanical and electromechanical equipment; (f) Support Department: equipment management, financial; procurement & logistics; environmental quality and safety; (g) Angola Department: construction and maintenance of power transmission lines in Angola and construction and maintenance of substations and systems in Angola.
Acquiring
Grupo Visabeira, S.A.
Description
Grupo Visabeira is a holding company, which includes the following sub-holdings: Visabeira Global, which includes companies in the Telecommunications, Energy, Technology and Construction sectors; Visabeira Indústria, which integrates companies in the Ceramics and Glassware, Kitchens, Biofuels, Thermal Energy and Natural Resources sectors; and Visabeira Tourism, Real Estate and Services, which includes companies in the Hotel, Restaurant and Leisure sectors.
Sector
Construction
Activity (NACE)
F431 - Demolition and site preparation
Applicable legislation
Art. 37(1)(c) (Law 19)
Notification thresholds
Turnover threshold
Type of merger
Horizontal
Cooperation with sector regulators
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 1
AdC’s decision
Non-opposition
Case description
The notified merger consists of the acquisition of sole control over E.I.P. - Serviços by Visabeira Group.
Timeline
2021-11-23
On November 23, 2021, the Competition Authority issued a non-opposition decision to the merger 51/2021 - Grupo Visabeira / EIP.
2021-11-03
Visabeira Group notifies the acquisition of sole control over E.I.P. - Serviços.
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