Case details

CCENT/2005/39 - LBO France (Gestion)/Actaris

Actaris Metering Systems, S.A.

is a member-company of the Actaris Group; its main activity is in the field of the manufacture of electric, gas and water meters and metering systems. It has various subsidiaries throughout the world, especially in Portugal, where Actaris ? Prestação de Serviços a Associadas SA, Ricont ? Empresa de Reparação e Instalação de Contadores Ldª and Actaris Sistemas de Medição Ldª are to be noted in particular.

LBO France Gestion, S.A.S.

is a venture capital company whose main activity is the management of different funds, through which it controls various enterprises including Ellipse Pharmaceuticals SAS (active in the pharmaceuticals sectors), Bertin Technologies SAS (an engineering enterprise), Materis Holding Luxemburg SA (active in the building materials sector), Finhotel SAS (a holding company created for the acquisition of the 28 Libertel hotels, operated through the Accor Group), Valorex SAS (specialised in pet-food production) and SES Communication (specialised in electronic tag design and production).

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

Market share

Conglomerate

Closed

Phase 1

Non-opposition