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Merger control
Case reference
CCENT/2008/32 - IMPRESA / EDIMPRESA
Acquired
Edimpresa
Description
Operates essentially in the area of the press (newspapers and magazines), owning the following titles, among others: "Activa", "Arquitectura & Construção", "Barbie", "Caras", "Caras Decoração", "Casa Cláudia", "Cosmopolitan", "Exame", "FHM", "TV Mais", "Visão" and "Jornal de Letras". It is also engaged in "custom publishing", laying out and publishing magazines, among which "Certa" (of the enterprise Continente) and "Unibanco" (Unicre) are included.
Acquiring
Impresa, SGPS, S.A.
Description
is the holding company of a group of undertakings that operate, fundamentally, in the field of the media, in particular the press (newspapers and magazines) and television. In the area of the press, it owns the following titles: "Expresso", "Autosport", "Blitz", "Volante", "Hype", "Courier International" and "SurfPortugal". In the area of television, it operates through "SIC".
Sector
  • Telecommunications & Media
Activity (NACE)
  • J58 - Publishing activities
Applicable legislation
Art. 9(1)(a) and (b) (Law 18)
Notification thresholds
Turnover and market share
Type of merger
Horizontal
Cooperation with sector regulators
  • ERC - Portuguese Regulatory Authority for the Media
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 1
AdC’s decision
Case description
Notified on 16 May 2008, this merger consists of the acquisition, by Impresa - Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais SA ("Impresa"), of exclusive control of Edimpresa Editora Lda ("Edimpresa"), through the acquisition of the remainder of its shareholdings.
Timeline
2008-07-24
Competition Authority authorises the IMPRESA / EDIMPRESA merger
2008-05-26
Publication of the announcement
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