Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11880 – CDPE / TRILANTIC / AGRI HOLDING) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-03-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, computer equipment, consultancy, economic concentration, information technology, investment company, merger control, precision agriculture, real estate business, software








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/1837


21.3.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11880 – CDPE / TRILANTIC / AGRI HOLDING)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/1837)


1.   
On 17 March 2025, 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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CDP Equity S.p.A. (‘CDPE’), controlled by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A. (CDP) (Italy),










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Trilantic Europe VI GP S. à r.l., (‘Trilantic’, Luxembourg), controlled by Messrs. Vittorio Morano Pignatti, Javier Bañon and Joe Cohen (United Kingdom),










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Agri Holding S.p.A. (‘Agri Holding’, Italy), currently controlled by Mr. Francesco Canzonieri (Italy).




CDPE and Trilantic will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Agri Holding.
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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CDPE: investment in companies of significant national Italian interest,










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Trilantic: a pan-European private equity investor with focus on mid-market transactions,










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Agri Holding: consultancy activities in the agricultural sector with focus on precision farming techniques.






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 concentration 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.11880 – CDPE / TRILANTIC / AGRI HOLDING
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/2025/1837/oj
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