Brussels, 12 March 2025
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of People & Baby SAS (“People & Baby”), based in France, by Alcentra Limited (“Alcentra”), based in the United Kingdom.
The transaction mainly concerns the sector of day care centres for children.
The Commission concluded that the proposed merger would not raise competition concerns, given its limited impact on the market structure. The notified transaction was examined under the simplified merger control procedure.
More information is available on the Commission’s competition website , in the public case register under case number M.11920.