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Merger control
Case reference
Ccent/2026/50 - Nors VT / Ascendum Camiões
Acquired
ASCENDUM CAMIÕES, UNIPESSOAL, LDA.
Description
A commercial company incorporated under Portuguese law, dedicated to the trade of trucks, specifically Volvo trucks, parts, lubricants and equipment, and technical assistance, including mechanical, bodywork and painting services, as well as a service station, and the provision of consulting and management services. It is part of the Ascendum Group and is jointly controlled by the Nors Group and Ernesto Vieira & Filhos, S.A..
Acquiring
Nors VT Trucks And Buses Portugal S.A.
Description
A Portuguese public limited company that is part of the Nors Group, headed by Nors Group, S.A., which operates in the marketing of commercial vehicles and the provision of related after-sales services, rental of vehicles without drivers, insurance consulting and brokerage, purchase, sale and leasing of real estate, marketing and distribution of generating equipment, marketing and distribution of machinery and equipment for construction, infrastructure and agriculture in several countries. In Portugal, the Group operates in the truck and bus segment, after-sales services and complementary businesses through Nors VT, which focuses on the marketing, maintenance and servicing of Volvo trucks and buses and other heavy vehicles, currently being the importer, in particular, of the Volvo brand.
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Activity (NACE)
Applicable legislation
Notification thresholds
Type of merger
Cooperation with sector regulators
Status
Ongoing
Type of Investigation
AdC’s decision
Case description

The merger operation consists of the acquisition, by Nors VT Trucks And Buses Portugal S.A. (“Nors VT”), of exclusive control of Ascendum Camiões, Unipessoal, Lda. (“Ascendum”).

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