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Merger control
Case reference
Ccent/2020/16 - Pigments / Ativos Ferro
Acquired
Assets Ferro
Description
Assets active in the ceramic coatings sector.
Acquiring
Pigments Spain, S.L.
Description
Company active in the ceramic coatings sector.
Sector
  • Extractive and manufacturing Industries
Activity (NACE)
  • C2030 - Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics
Applicable legislation
Art. 37(1)(a) (Law 19)
Notification thresholds
Market Share threshold
Type of merger
Horizontal
Cooperation with sector regulators
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 2 - In-depth investigation
AdC’s decision
Non-opposion with remedies
Case description
The notified concentration consists of the acquisition of sole control over Ativos Ferro by Pigments
Timeline
2020-12-22
On December 22, 2020, the Board of the Competition Authority issued a decision of non-opposition, with conditions, to the merger Pigments / Ativos Ferro.
2020-10-14
Phase I Decision - On October 14, 2020, the Board of the Competition Authority decided to proceed to an in-depth investigation into the merger Pigments / Ativos Ferro.
2020-06-17
Pigments Spain notifies the acquisition of sole control over a set of Assets of Ferro Corporation.
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