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Merger control
Case reference
Ccent/2025/87 - Iberis SCR*Crest / Dualedge
Acquiring
CREST CAPITAL PARTNERS - SOCIEDADE DE CAPITAL DE RISCO, S.A.
Description
A venture capital firm dedicated to investing in small and medium-sized Portuguese companies that are competitive and have high growth potential. One of its main focuses is the agribusiness sector, investing in greenfield and brownfield projects in agribusiness, forestry, and agritourism.
Acquired
Dualedge, S.A.
Description
A company that, through various subsidiaries, controls the companies Cubotónic – Indústria Metalomecânica, Lda., Precisão Laser – Indústria de Corte, S.A. and Alcorsal – Tratamento e Lacagem de Metais, Lda., which operate in the precision metalworking sector, particularly in sheet metal processing, precision metal cutting services, and metal lacquering and finishing services.
Acquiring
IBERIS SEMPER – Sociedade de Capital de Risco, S.A.
Description
Venture capital company whose purpose is the management and investment in shares and the discretionary and individualized management of portfolios on behalf of others.
Sector
  • Extractive and manufacturing Industries
Activity (NACE)
  • C256 - Treatment and coating of metals; general mechanical engineering
Applicable legislation
Art. 37(1)(c) (Law 19)
Notification thresholds
Turnover threshold
Type of merger
Conglomerate
Cooperation with sector regulators
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 1
AdC’s decision
Non-opposition
Case description

The concentration operation consists of the acquisition, by IBERIS SEMPER – Sociedade de Capital de Risco, S.A. (“Iberis SCR”) and Crest Capital Partners, SCR, S.A. (“Crest”), of joint control over Dualedge, S.A. (“Dualedge”) and its subsidiaries.
Timeline
2025-12-10
AdC adopted a non-opposition decision in concentration operation 87/2025 - Iberis SCR*Crest / Dualedge
2025-11-20
IBERIS SEMPER and Crest Capital Partners announce the acquisition of joint control over Dualedgee and its subsidiaries.
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