Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12255 – EMK / BUILTECH GROUP) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2026-01-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building industry, building services, civil engineering, company with share capital, economic concentration, merger control, public sector, secondary sector, subsidiary








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2026/221


9.1.2026






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12255 – EMK / BUILTECH GROUP)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/221)


1.   
On 22 December 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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VDK Groep B.V. (with its subsidiaries ‘VDK’, The Netherlands), controlled by EMK Capital (UK),










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Builtech Group GmbH (‘Builtech’, Germany), controlled by Auctus Capital Partners AG (Germany).




VDK will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Builtech.
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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VDK is a Dutch technical installation and services group active in the field of electrical and mechanical installation technology. VDK is primarily active in the Netherlands, with some activities in Germany and Belgium via subsidiaries. EMK is a London-based private equity firm focusing on investments in mid-sized companies across Europe. The firm typically invests in sectors such as industrials, services, and technology,










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Builtech is active in the provision of technical building services and engineering, with subsidiaries in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Bulgaria, and Romania, primarily serving business customers in the commercial, industrial, and public sectors.






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.12255 – EMK / BUILTECH GROUP
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/2026/221/oj
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