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Merger control
Case reference
Ccent/2026/23 - Mercadona / Logifruit
Acquired
Logifruit Iberia, S.L.U.
Description
Their business is providing rental and management services for pools of reusable transport packaging (ERT), which includes packaging and boxes called Reusable Plastic Containers (RPC) and pallets. This group is represented in Portugal through the company Logienvases.
Acquiring
Mercadona, S.A.
Description
It is a Spanish family-owned company active in the retail distribution of everyday consumer goods through a network of its own stores, operating under the brand “Mercadona”. In Portugal, it operates through the company Irmãdona, which has a network of 69 stores.
Sector
  • Trade and Services
Activity (NACE)
Applicable legislation
Art. 37(1)(c) (Law 19)
Notification thresholds
Turnover threshold
Type of merger
Vertical
Cooperation with sector regulators
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 1
AdC’s decision
Non-opposition
Case description

The merger operation consists of the acquisition by Mercadona, S.A. (“Mercadona”) of sole control of Logifruit Iberia, S.L.U. (“Logifruit”) and its wholly-owned Portuguese subsidiary, Logienvases – Soluções de Embalagens e Logística, Unipessoal Lda. (“Logienvases”), collectively referred to as the “Logifruit Group”.
Timeline
2026-05-06
AdC adopted a non-opposition decision in concentration operation Mercadona / Logifruit
2026-04-17
Mercadona notifies the acquisition of exclusive control over Logifruit
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