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Merger control
Case reference
CCENT/2006/16 - MODELO CONTINENTE / Macmoda / Tribo
Acquired
Macmoda / Tribo
Description
a group of shops operated at present by the Maconde Group under their trading names Macmoda, Tribo and Zona Franca. MODELO CONTINENTE will operate them under its own trading names: Zippy Kidstore (located in Centro Comercial Braga Parque, Centro Comercial Forum Aveiro, NorteShopping, Centro Comercial Forum Almada, Centro Comercial Vasco da Gama and Centro Comercial Colombo), Sport Zone (located in Centro Comercial Foz Plaza, GuimarãeShopping and Centro Comercial Jumbo da Maia) and Bonjour (in Rua Carlos Mardel, Lisbon).
Acquiring
Modelo Continente, SGPS, S.A.
Description
a retail sector holding company of the SONAE Group, with activities in food retailing and in specialized segments such as: clothing and footwear, baby clothing and accessories, sports articles and equipment, household appliances and electronic equipment, computer material, and building and do-it-yourself supplies.
Sector
  • Supply and Food Industry
Activity (NACE)
  • G47 - Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Applicable legislation
Inapplicability (Law 18)
Notification thresholds
Inapplicability (Law 18)
Type of merger
Horizontal
Cooperation with sector regulators
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 1
AdC’s decision
Case description
Notified on 10 April 2006, this merger consists of the acquisition by MODELO CONTINENTE SGPS, SA (MODELO CONTINENTE) of a set of assets belonging to the companies in the Maconde Group - Macmoda Comércio de Vestuário SA and Tribo Decorações SA ("Assets")
Timeline
2006-05-30
Competition Authority decides that MODELO CONTINENTE´s acquisition of a group of assets belonging to the "Maconde Group" companies Macmoda and Tribo Decorações does not constitute a merger between undertakings under the terms of the Competition Law and is therefore not subject to the obligation to provide prior notification
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