Brussels, 2 December 2024
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of SICK Engineering GmbH by SICK AG, both of Germany, and by Endress+Hauser AG (‘EH’) of Switzerland, as well as the acquisiton of sole control of SICK MAIHAK (Beijing) Co. Ltd. and certain distribution assets of SICK by EH.
The transaction relates primarily to the production of measurement technology
(i) for the flow rate of gas and for the monitoring of particle concentration; and
(ii) for process analysis technology.
The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given 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.11692.