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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 25.06.2020 
C(2020)  4374 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying parties  
Subject : Case M.  9859 – ALCOPA COORDINATION CENTER / BERAN 
CENTRAL EUROPE / ALCOMOTIVE 
Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation 
(EC) No 139/20041 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European 
Economic Area2  
Dear Sir or Madam,  
1. On 3 June 2020, the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which the 
undertakings  (i) Alcopa Coordination Center NV , ultimately controlled  by Alcopa  NV 
(“Alcopa”, Belgium ) and (ii) Beran Central Europe, S .L. (“Beran”, Spain) , jointly  
ultimately controlled by the Berge Group (Spain), Mitsubishi Corporation (“MC”, 
Japan) and Inmobiliaria Algeciras Limitada (“Algeciras”, Chile),  acquire within the 
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the 
whole of the undertaking  Alcomotive (“Alcomotive”, Belgium ), currently solely 
controlle d by ACC , by way of purchase of  shares .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
— For ACC : ACC is the holding company of the A lcopa group and holds the 
shares of the different entities of the Alcopa group . Alcopa is active in  the 
investment in a broad ra nge of products and industries including automotive, 
real es tate, solar screens, furniture and pharmacy ;  
 — For the Berge Group : The Berge Group is active within maritime ports, 
distributio n of motor vehic les, logistics, renewable energy  and finance ; 
                                                 
1 OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ( the ‘Merger Regulation ’). With effect from 1 December 2009,  the Treaty on 
the Functioning of the European Union ( ‘TFEU ’) has introduced certain changes, such as the 
replacement of ‘Community ’ by ‘Union ’ and ‘common market ’ by ‘internal market ’. The terminology 
of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.  
2  OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p.  3 (the ‘EEA Agreement ’). 
3  Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 19 7, 12.6.2020, p. 17. 

2  — For MC: MC is active across several industries, including  industrial finance, 
energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, food and  environment , and the 
distributio n of motor vehic les ; 
 — For Algeciras: Algeciras ’ only activities in the EEA are its activities in joint 
ventures with Berge Auto in Finland  for the distribution of passenger cars 
and light commercial vehicles and related spare parts, after sales and 
financing . Outside the EEA, its main activities relate to the sale and 
marketing of motor vehicles and related services, construction and marketing 
of residential real estate units, as well as development, execution and 
exploitation of the real estate business related to commercial real estate (e.g. 
shopping malls ), and financ ia l intermed ia tio n;  
 — For Alcomotive : the import and wholesale distribution of 4 wheels motor -
vehicles.  
3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that 
the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger  Regulation  and of 
paragraph 5(c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of 
certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.4 
4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European 
Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it 
compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is 
adopted in applic ation of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger  Regulation  and Article 57 of 
the EEA Agreement . 
For the Commission 
 
 
(Signed)  
Olivier GUERSENT  
Director -General  
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .