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Merger control
Case reference
Ccent/2023/23 - Menzies / SPdH
Acquiring
Menzies Aviation – Portugal – Serviços de Carga, Unipessoal, Lda.
Description
Company that provides logistics services, offering landside and airside services according to the needs of its customers. It is currently controlled by Grupo Agility, a provider of supply chain, infrastructure and innovation services that provided, until recently, aviation services through its subsidiary National Aviation Services ("NAS").Both Menzies and Agility are not active in Portugal.
Acquired
Spdh - Serviços Portugueses de Handling, S.A.
Description
Company that provides ground handling services ("handling") for air transport, as well as professional training services related to the provision of those services at Lisbon, Porto, Funchal, Faro and Porto Santo airports, through the "Groundforce" brand.
Sector
  • Trade and Services
Activity (NACE)
  • H5223 - Supporting air transport activities
Applicable legislation
Art. 37(1)(a) (Law 19)
Notification thresholds
Market Share threshold
Type of merger
Conglomerate
Cooperation with sector regulators
  • ANAC -  Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 1
AdC’s decision
Non-opposition
Case description

The merger in question consists of the acquisition by Menzies Aviation - Portugal, Serviços de Carga, Unipessoal, LdA ("Menzies") of exclusive control over the company SPdH - Serviços Portugueses de Handling, S.A. ("SPdH").
Timeline
2023-06-15
The AdC issued a non-opposition decision to the merger 23/2023 - Menzies / SPdH.
2023-05-23
Menzies Aviation notifies the acquisition of exclusive control over SPdH - Serviços Portugueses de Handling.
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