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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12117 – KKR / SPECTRIS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-09-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, measuring equipment, merger control, supplier, testing








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/5040


15.9.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12117 – KKR / SPECTRIS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/5040)


1.   
On 1 September 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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KKR & Co Inc (‘KKR’, United States),










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Spectris plc (‘Spectris’, United Kingdom).




KKR will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Spectris.
The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 2 July 2025.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






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KKR: is a global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions,










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Spectris Group is a manufacturer and supplier of precision testing and measurement instruments. Spectris Group operates two main divisions, namely: Spectris Scientific, which focuses on advanced measurement solutions and characterisation for the analysis of scientific materials; Spectris Dynamics, which focuses on advanced integrated virtual and physical testing and high precision sensing solutions.






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.12117 – KKR / SPECTRIS
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/2025/5040/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-607/25, Koź: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Krakowie (Poland) lodged on 15 September 2025 – CT v BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A.
Date: 2025-09-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer credit, consumer protection, interest, real estate credit, unfair terms of contract








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/6604


22.12.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Krakowie (Poland) lodged on 15 September 2025 – CT v BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A.


(Case C-607/25, Koź
                (1)
)

(C/2025/6604)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Okręgowy w Krakowie

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: CT

Defendant: BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A.

Question referred

Does national legislation laying down the method for fixing the variable interest rate as the value of the reference index and the amount of the margin fixed in the mortgage loan agreement, contained in Article 29(2) of the ustawa z 23 maja 2017 r. o kredycie hipotecznym oraz nadzorze nad pośrednikami kredytu hipotecznego i agentami (Law of 23 May 2017 on mortgage credit and the supervision of credit intermediaries and agents) (Dz.U.2025.720), ensure effective balance between the parties to the agreement for the purposes of Article 3(1) of Council Directive of 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts, (2) where the provisions of national law do not set any maximum limits on the permitted increase in the value of the reference index and in the amount of the margin during the lifetime of the agreement, and the maximum interest rate permitted under provisions of national law governing maximum contractual interest rates may be changed throughout the lifetime of the agreement?


(1)  The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.

(2)  
            OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/6604/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)