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Merger control

Case reference

CCENT/2007/22 - DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL/CEGEDIM

Acquiring

Cegedim

Description

is a company under French law, with a Euronext listing in Paris; it is especially active in the supply of software applications and IT services to the health sector, in particular Customer Relations Management (CRM) solutions. Cegedim is active in Portugal through Cegedim Portugal - Sistema de Bases de Dados e Informação Lda.

Acquired

Dendrite

Description

is an undertaking registered in the State of New Jersey, USA; it supplies sales force automation solutions to the pharmaceutical industry. It is present in Portugal through Dendrite Portugal - Soluções de Gestão, Unip. Lda and Synavant Spain -Sucursal em Portugal SA, companies that offer pharmaceutical companies Customer Relations Management (CRM) solutions, databases and interactive marketing services.

Sector

Digital & Information Technology
Telecommunications & Media

Activity (NACE)

J58 - Publishing activities
J62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities

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

Non-applicable

Case description

Notified on 19 March 2007, this merger consists of the acquisition of sole control of Dendrite International, Inc. (hereafter "Dendrite"), by Cegedim SA (hereafter "Cegedim").

Timeline

2007-05-04

Competition Authority decides that Cegedim SA´s acquisition of sole control of Dendrite International, Inc. is not covered by the obligation to provide prior notification to which Article 9 of the Competition Law refers.

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