Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11929 – MET / MEGA) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-04-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Netherlands, biogas, economic concentration, energy supply, gas, merger control, mobile communication, retail trade








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/2026


2.4.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11929 – MET / MEGA)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/2026)


1.   
On 24 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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MET Sales and Trading Holding AG (‘MET Sales’, Switzerland), jointly controlled by Keppel Infrastructure Holdings Pte. Ltd. (‘Keppel Infrastructure’, Singapore) and MET Capital Partners AG (‘MET Capital’, Switzerland).










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Mega Group International SA (‘Mega’, Belgium).




MET Sales will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Mega.
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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MET Sales holds investments in the energy sector in Switzerland and abroad, and acquires, finances and disposes of such investments as well as engages in any activities in connection therewith,










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Keppel Infrastructure controls a group of companies active in the fields of energy and environmental infrastructure,










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MET Capital acquires and administers participations under any form in Swiss or foreign entities, in particular in the energy sector,










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Mega is an energy retail and telecommunications company that provides energy contracts (gas and green power) in Belgium and the Netherlands, and mobile telecommunications services in Belgium.






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.11929 – MET / MEGA
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/2025/2026/oj
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