Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12042 – DSBJ / GMD) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-07-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, hygiene product, medical device, merger control, motor vehicle industry, non-durable goods, research and development, solar energy, vehicle parts








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/4070


17.7.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12042 – DSBJ / GMD)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/4070)


1.   
On 9 July 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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DSBJ PTE. LTD. (‘DSBJ’), wholly owned by Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (‘SDPM’, both China),










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Groupe Mécanique Découpage S.A. (‘GMD’, France).




DSBJ will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of GMD.
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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DSBJ is active in a wide range of sectors, including hygiene products and disposable medical supplies and protective equipment, electronic products production and sales and solar energy industry technology research. In the automotive sector, DSBJ’s core business consists in the manufacture of printed circuit boards, precision components, touch panel modules and LED device products,










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GMD is an automotive components manufacturer operating under three business lines: (i) the ‘Stamping Division’, that designs and produces technical and complex automotive parts, and carries out assembly (i.e., asserting, riveting and manual welding), (ii) the ‘Casting Division’, that specialises in the design, development and serial production of technical aluminium high pressure die casted parts for the automotive and truck market, and (iii) the ‘Plastics & Leather Division’, that specialises in the development and production of modules and components for vehicle interior and exterior trim (plastic and leather).






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.12042 – DSBJ / GMD
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.


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