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Merger control
Case reference
CCENT/2006/31 - SIEMENS/DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS CORPORATION
Acquired
DPC, Diagnostic Products Corporation
Description
a listed public limited company that is incorporated under the laws of the State of California (USA) and heads the DPC group. It operates in the business area of in vitro diagnosis and is especially engaged in immunochemistry diagnostic systems used in hospitals, reference laboratories, clinical laboratories, veterinary clinics and laboratories, and forensic and research institutions.
Acquiring
Siemens AG
Description
a public limited company under German law and a holding company of the Siemens group of companies; it is directly or indirectly active in the areas of information and communication, automatization and control, energy, transport, health, illumination, finance and property;
Sector
  • Extractive and manufacturing Industries
Activity (NACE)
  • C26 - Manufacture of computer, communication equipment, electronic and optical products
Applicable legislation
Art. 9(1)(b) (Law 18)
Notification thresholds
Turnover
Type of merger
Conglomerate
Cooperation with sector regulators
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 1
AdC’s decision
Non-opposition
Case description
Notified on 19 June 2006, this merger consists of the acquisition of sole control of DPC - Diagnostics Products Corporation (DPC) by Siemens AG (Siemens).
Timeline
2006-07-20
Competition Authority approves Siemens AG´s acquisition of sole control of DPC - Diagnostics Products
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