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Merger control
Case reference
CCENT/2007/25 - A. SILVA & SILVA/SOPOL
Acquiring
Silva & Silva, SGPS,S.A
Description
a company that, as the holding company of Grupo A. Silva & Silva, has a presence, via its holdings, in the following areas of economic activity: (i) construction and public works; (ii) property promotion; (iii) the marketing of construction materials; (iv) the operation and management of parking lots; (v) the ceramics industry; (vi) sawmilling; and (vii) the metalwork industry.
Acquired
Sopol, Sociedade Geral de Construções e Obras Públicas,S.A
Description
a Portuguese-registered company that operates directly in the civil engineering and construction sector and, through its holding, ACEPREPOR - Pré-Fabricados de Portugal, ACE, in the prefabricated concrete products sector.
Sector
  • Construction
Activity (NACE)
  • F42 - Civil engineering
  • F43 - Specialised construction activities
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
Non-opposition
Case description
Notified on 26 March 2007, though effectuated in February 2006, this merger consisted of the acquisition, by A. SILVA & SILVA SGPS, SA ("ASS"), of sole control of SOPOL - SOCIEDADE GERAL DE CONSTRUÇÕES E OBRAS PÚBLICAS SA ("SOPOL"), a company of which it had joint control with Dragados Construcción PO, SA.
Timeline
2007-05-17
Competition Authority approves the acquisition, by A. SILVA & SILVA SGPS, SA, of sole control of SOPOL - SOCIEDADE GERAL DE CONSTRUÇÕES E OBRAS PÚBLICAS, SA, a company of which it held joint control with Dragados Construcción PO, SA
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