Case details

CCENT/2005/17 - CONTROLINVESTE/LUSOMUNDO.

Controlinveste, SGPS, S.A.

a company that manages shareholdings in other companies, as an indirect way of exercising business activity. A holding of the Sportinveste Group, this company is active in the media sector, in which it owns the sports daily O Jogo and a shareholding in the Sport TV television channel. The group is also present in the static publicity and radio and television publicity sectors, as well as the sports broadcasting rights sector.

Lusomundo Serviços, SGPS, S.A.

company that manages shareholdings in other companies, as an indirect way of exercising business activity. A member of the Portugal Telecom Group, LMS is active, through the companies in which it invests, in the media sector, particularly in radio and the printed press. It is the owner of different aspects of the press, e.g. the newspapers and magazines Diário de Notícias, Jornal de Notícias, 24 Horas, Tal e Qual and Ocasião and the radio station TSF, in addition to various specialist magazines and regional newspapers and radio stations.

Art. 9(1)(a) and (b) (Law 18)

Turnover and market share

Conglomerate

Closed

Phase 2 - In-depth investigation

Non-opposition

Phase II Decision - Competition Authority approves the acquisition of sole control of LUSOMUNDO SERVIÇOS by CONTROLINVESTE