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Merger control
Case reference
CCENT/2007/69 - ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS/ACTIVOS GBI
Acquiring
Associated British Foods, plc
Description
produces and distributes a wide range of food and agricultural products, in particular, yeasts and bakery ingredients. In Portugal, its sole presence is through its subsidiary AB Mauri, which produces, above all, dry and fresh yeast.
Acquired
GBI Holding B.V.
Description
the group´s main activity consists of the manufacture and marketing of dry and fresh yeasts; it is present in Portugal through GBI Unipessoal.
Sector
  • Supply and Food Industry
Activity (NACE)
  • G46 - Wholesale trade (include commission trade), except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Applicable legislation
Art. 9(1)(a) (Law 18)
Notification thresholds
Market share
Type of merger
Horizontal
Cooperation with sector regulators
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 1
AdC’s decision
Referral to the European Commission
Case description
Notified on 11 October 2007, this merger consists of the acquisition, by the undertaking ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS plc ("ABF"), of exclusive control of various undertakings and assets belonging to the group GBI Holding BV ("GBI"), including GBI, UNIPESSOAL, LDA.
Timeline
2007-12-18
Phase I Decision - By decision of the Competition Authority Council of 18 December 2007, Administrative Proceeding No. Ccent 69/2007 - ABF/GBI was terminated on the grounds of supervening impossibility, since the European Commission has decided to examine the merger operation in question, under Article 22 (3) of EC Regulation No. 139/2004 of 20 January 2004
2007-10-29
Publication of the announcement
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