Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12101 – AURELIUS / EXERTIS UK / EXERTIS IRELAND) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-09-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: distributor, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, provision of services, technology








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/5043


16.9.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12101 – AURELIUS / EXERTIS UK / EXERTIS IRELAND)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/5043)


1.   
On 29 August 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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AURELIUS Investment Lux One S.à.r.l. (‘AURELIUS’, Luxembourg), belonging to the Aurelius group (Luxembourg);










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Exertis (UK) Ltd (‘Exertis UK’, UK) and Exertis Ireland Holdings Unlimited Company (‘Exertis Ireland’, Ireland) both ultimately controlled by DCC plc. (Ireland).




AURELIUS will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Exertis UK and Exertis Ireland.
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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AURELIUS is a private equity investment company and an asset manager holding various portfolio companies active in industry, chemistry, retail, business services, media and IT, and airline catering. Aurelius Group is active worldwide;










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Exertis UK and Exertis Ireland distribute technology products and provide value-add services serving a broad range of blue-chip technology vendors and a diverse customer base across Europe and, to a minor extent in Asia, the Americas, Africa and Oceania.






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.12101 – AURELIUS / EXERTIS UK / EXERTIS IRELAND
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/2025/5043/oj
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