Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11975 – LATOUR CAPITAL / LYNXEO) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-04-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical engineering, investment company, merger control, telecommunications equipment








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C/2025/2456


24.4.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11975 – LATOUR CAPITAL / LYNXEO)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/2456)


1.   
On 11 April 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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Latour Capital Management (‘Latour Capital’, France),










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Lynxeo Financial Services (‘Lynxeo Financial Services’, France), Lynxeo France (‘Lynxeo France’, France), Lynxeo Aerospace & Healthcare France (‘Lynxeo A&H France’, France), Lynxeo Aerospace & Healthcare Morocco SARL (‘Lynxeo Morocco’, Marocco), Lynxeo Deutschland GmbH (‘Lynxeo Deutschland’, Germany), Lynxeo USA Inc. (‘Lynxeo USA’, United-State), Lynxeo Iberia SL (‘Lynxeo Iberia’, Spain), Nexans Hong-Kong Ltd. (‘Nexans Hong-Kong’, Hong-Kong), Lynxeo Singapore Pty Ltd. (‘Lynxeo Singapore’, Singapore), Lynxeo Systems Denmark A/S (‘Lynxeo Denmark’, Denmark), Lynxeo (Suzhou) Cable Technology Co., Ltd. (‘Lynxeo Suzhou’, China), Lynxeo Italia s.p.a (‘Lynxeo Italia’, Italy), Electric Wire Co Ltd. (‘Kukdong’, Korea), Lynxeo Korea Ltd. (‘Lynxeo Korea’, Korea), Lynxeo Systems Poland sp z o.o (‘Lynxeo Poland’, Poland), Lynxeo (Tianjin) Cables Solution Co., Ltd (‘Lynxeo Tianjin’, China) (together, ‘Group Lynxeo’).




Latour Capital will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Group Lynxeo.
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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Latour Capital is a private equity company, investing mostly in French companies active in all sectors. Latour Capital invests in particular in business services, the industrial sector, and digital services in B2B and B2C.










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Group Lynxeo produces and sells cables for the industrial sector, in particular for infrastructure, goods and services in automation, transport, energy and medical.






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.11975 – LATOUR CAPITAL / LYNXEO
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/2025/2456/oj
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