Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11408 – SPIE / ROBUR) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-01-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building industry, consultancy, digital transformation, economic concentration, maintenance, merger control, processing industry, provision of services, water management, wind energy








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/1119


25.1.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11408 – SPIE / ROBUR)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1119)


1.   
On 18 January 2024, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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SPIE SA (‘SPIE’, France), a public company listed at the Paris stock exchange,










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ROBUR Industry Service Group GmbH (‘ROBUR’), owned by ROBUR Industry and Building Service Group GmbH, both Germany.




The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






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SPIE supports customers in the planning, construction, operation and maintenance of buildings, plants and infrastructures across the following business areas: Technical services in (i) Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, (ii) Information and Communication Technology, (iii) Technical Facility Management and (iv) Transmission and Distribution Networks,










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ROBUR provides industrial and consulting services in the wind, water, energy, industrial, and process industries, including energy transition services, mechanical, electrotechnical and electromechanical maintenance services as well as digital transformation services.






3.   
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


4.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.11408 – SPIE / ROBUR
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  
            OJ C 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1119/oj
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