Brussels, 28 November 2024
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of DEKOM AG and DEKOM United GmbH by VR Equitypartner GmbH, controlled by DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, and Süd Beteiligungen GmbH, controlled by Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, all of Germany.
The transaction relates primarily to the video conferencing and audiovisual communication sectors.
The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given that the companies are not active in the same or vertically related markets. 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.11778.