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Merger control
Case reference
CCENT/2007/57 - CAPIO/UNILABS
Acquiring
CAPIO AB
Description
a private European company that provides health care and operates in the following areas: i) private acute hospital services; ii) private psychiatric hospitals; iii) outsourced public/private health services; and iv) diagnostic services;
Acquired
Unilabs SA
Description
a European group operating in the field of clinical laboratory analyses; it provides clinical analysis services to doctors, patients and hospitals.
Sector
  • Health & Pharmaceutical
Activity (NACE)
  • Q86 - Human health activities
Applicable legislation
Art. 9(1)(b) (Law 18)
Notification thresholds
Turnover
Type of merger
Conglomerate
Cooperation with sector regulators
  • ERS - Health Regulatory Entity
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 1
AdC’s decision
Case description
Notified on 16 August 2007, this merger consists of the acquisition of exclusive control of UNILABS SA (hereafter "UNILABS") by CAPIO AB (hereafter " CAPIO").
Timeline
2007-09-24
COMPETITION AUTHORITY approves acquisition - by CAPIO AB, via da CAPIO Springfield AB, a special purpose entity for the acquisition - of exclusive control of Unilabs SA, a European group in the field of clinical laboratory analyses, which provides clinical analysis services to doctors, patients and hospitals.
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