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Merger control
Case reference
Ccent/2025/78 - IIP Amaxi / DIF 4*Fados II
Acquired
DIF Participations 4 Luxembourg S.à r.l.
Description
DIF 4 and Fados II control Auto-Estradas Norte Litoral – Sociedade Concessionária – AENL, S.A., which manages the Norte Litoral Concession, consisting of two motorways (A27 and A28), and Autoestradas do Algarve – Via do Infante – Sociedade Concessionária – AAVI, S.A. (“AAVI”), which manages the Algarve Concession, consisting of one motorway (A22), as well as Algarve International B.V., AAVI’s financing vehicle company.
Acquired
Fados li B.V.
Description
Fados II and DIF 4 control Auto-Estradas Norte Litoral – Sociedade Concessionária – AENL, S.A., which manages the Norte Litoral Concession, consisting of two motorways (A27 and A28), and Autoestradas do Algarve – Via do Infante – Sociedade Concessionária – AAVI, S.A. (“AAVI”), which manages the Algarve Concession, consisting of one motorway (A22), as well as Algarve International B.V., AAVI’s financing vehicle company.
Acquiring
IIP Amaxi S.à r.l.
Description
It is an investment company indirectly controlled by First Sentier Group ("FSG"), a global investment group. In Portugal, FSG holds exclusive control of the Finerge Group, active in the energy sector, Magestop, responsible for the operation and maintenance of two biomass plants, and Novae Investments, S.A., a holding company whose sole asset is AEDL – Autoestradas do Douro Litoral, S.A., which operates the Douro Litoral Concession, which includes three highways (A41, A32, and A43).
Sector
Activity (NACE)
Applicable legislation
Notification thresholds
Type of merger
Cooperation with sector regulators
  • AMT - Mobility and Transport Authority
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 1
AdC’s decision
Non-opposition
Case description

The concentration consists of the acquisition by IIP Amaxi S.à r.l. (“IIP Amaxi”) of sole control over DIF Participations 4 Luxembourg S.à.r.l. (“DIF 4”) and Fados II B.V. (“Fados II”) (together “Acquired Companies”).

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