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Merger control
Case reference
CCENT/2006/8 - SONAECOM/PT
Acquired
PT
Description
Company active in the telecommunications sector.
Acquired
PT Multimédia
Description
Company active in the media sector.
Acquiring
Sonae
Description
Private equity management firm.
Acquiring
Sonaecom, SGPS, S.A.
Description
Private equity management firm.
Sector
  • Banking, Financial and Insurance activities
  • Telecommunications & Media
Activity (NACE)
  • J59 - Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
  • J60 - Radio and television activities
  • J61 - Telecommunications
  • K65 - Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security
Applicable legislation
Art. 9(1)(a) and (b) (Law 18)
Notification thresholds
Turnover and market share
Type of merger
Horizontal
Cooperation with sector regulators
  • ANACOM - Portuguese Communications Authority
  • ASF - Insurance and Pension Fund Supervisory Authority
  • ERC - Portuguese Regulatory Authority for the Media
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 2 - In-depth investigation
AdC’s decision
Non-opposion with remedies
Case description
The notified concentration consists of the acquisition of sole control over PT by SONAECOM
Timeline
2006-12-22
2006-06-09
Phase I Decision
Judicial phase chronology - Interlocutory appeals
2007-12-27
Administrative and Tax Court of Lisbon
AI/2006/16
1124/06.6BELSB
2007-07-25
Supreme Administrative Court
AI/2006/15
295/07
2007-07-05
Supreme Administrative Court
AI/2006/16
233/07
2007-06-21
South Administrative Central Court 
AI/2006/28
02651/07
2007-03-29
Administrative and Tax Court of Lisbon
AI/2007/7
422/07.6BELSB
2007-03-14
Administrative and Tax Court of Lisbon
AI/2006/28
2639/06.1BELSB
2007-02-08
South Administrative Central Court 
AI/2006/15
2189/06
2007-01-25
South Administrative Central Court 
AI/2006/16
02163/06
2007-01-04
Administrative and Tax Court of Lisbon
AI/2006/27
2509/06.3BELSB
2006-11-30
Administrative and Tax Court of Lisbon
AI/2006/25
2158.06.6BELSB
2006-10-03
Administrative and Tax Court of Lisbon
AI/2006/15
732/06.0BELSB
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