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Merger control
Case reference
CCENT/2007/20 - OPCA / CERÂMICA APOLO-INDÚSTRIA CERÂMICA, S.A.
Acquired
Apolo
Description
a Portuguese-registered company, active in the sector that manufactures and markets ceramic floorings and wall-coverings, including ceramic tiles and mosaics.
Acquiring
OPCA - Obras Públicas e Cimento Armado, S.A.
Description
a Portuguese-registered company that operates in Portugal and internationally in the construction and civil engineering sector and, at the time of the acquisition, was carrying out the following activities through its holdings: (i) the extraction of marble, granite and similar types of stone and the manufacture and marketing of the related stone products; (ii) construction and public works; (iii) property promotion; (iv) the marketing of cement; and (v) the manufacture and marketing of ceramic floorings and wall-coverings.
Sector
  • Extractive and manufacturing Industries
Activity (NACE)
  • C23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
Applicable legislation
Art. 9(1)(b) (Law 18)
Notification thresholds
Turnover
Type of merger
Horizontal
Cooperation with sector regulators
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 1
AdC’s decision
Case description
Notified on 13 March 2007, this merger, which took place in 2005, consists of the acquisition, by OPCA - OBRAS PÚBLICAS E CIMENTO ARMADO SA ("OPCA"), of sole control of the company CERAMICAPOLO - INDÚSTRIA e CERÂMICA SA ("APOLO"), through the merger by incorporation of its holding Aleluia - Cerâmica, Comércio e Indústria SA into APOLO and the acquisition of a share in the registered capital of the latter undertaking.
Timeline
2007-04-16
Competition Authority approves OPCA - OBRAS PÚBLICAS E CIMENTO ARMADO SA´s acquisition of sole control of CERAMICAPOLO - INDÚSTRIA e CERÂMICA SA
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