Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12074 – FIRST DUTCH GROUP / CEFETRA) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-08-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, animal nutrition, distributor, economic concentration, foodstuff, holding company, logistics, merger control, raw material, supply chain








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C/2025/4484


6.8.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12074 – FIRST DUTCH GROUP / CEFETRA)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/4484)


1.   
On 30 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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First Dutch Group B.V., (‘First Dutch Group’, the Netherlands), controlled by Mr. P.J. Goedvolk,










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Cefetra Group B.V (‘Cefetra’, the Netherlands), currently controlled by BayWa Agrar Beteiligungs GmbH (Germany)




First Dutch Group will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Cefetra.
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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First Dutch Group is a financial holding company owned by Mr. P.J. Goedvolk that controls the Burando Atlantic Group (‘Burando’). Burando focusses on maritime activities, consisting of the (wholesale) trade of liquid and gaseous (marine) fuels and lubricants, sea and coastal cargo shipping of non-food liquid products such as mineral oils and light chemicals, ancillary activities such as inland navigation and chartering, and collection and recycling of non-hazardous maritime waste. Mr P.J. Goedvolk furthermore controls CE Nederland B.V., which exploits a small wind farm in the Netherlands, Nes Group B.V., which sells electrical engineering materials and LED lighting, and FDR Risk Holding B.V., an insurance broker for the (maritime) logistics sector.










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Cefetra is a supply chain manager and distributor of agricultural ingredients to the animal nutrition, food ingredient and energy industries, providing integrated logistics from origin to end point through third parties and other services. Cefetra purchases raw materials and food ingredients worldwide from selected suppliers and ships agricultural commodities in bulk to Northern and Central European markets and food ingredients to markets across the world.






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.12074 – FIRST DUTCH GROUP / CEFETRA
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




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(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/2025/4484/oj
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