Brussels, 8 January 2025
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture by STRABAG AG and Becker Umweltdienste GmbH (‘Becker’), both of Germany.
The transaction relates primarily to the sector of waste disposal in Germany.
The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given that the joint venture will have negligible activities in the European Economic Area, as well as the companies’ limited combined market position resulting from the proposed transaction. The notified transaction was examined under the simplified merger review procedure.
More information is available on the Commission’s competition website, in the public case register under the case number M.11790.