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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12216 – DOMIDEP / VITANAS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2026-01-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, active and assisted living, care for the elderly, economic concentration, health care, housing, medical institution, merger control








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C/2026/254


13.1.2026






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12216 – DOMIDEP / VITANAS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/254)


1.   
On 5 January 2026, 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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Domidep SAS (‘Domidep’, France), controlled by I Squared Capital Advisors (US) LLC (United States),










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Vitanas AcquiCo GmbH (‘Vitanas’, Germany), jointly controlled by Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC (United States) and Brookfield Corporation (Canada).




Domidep will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Vitanas.
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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Domidep is a healthcare business focused on providing residential and medical care to elderly people in France, Belgium, and Germany,










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Vitanas provides various forms of living and care throughout Germany, including inpatient, semi-inpatient and outpatient care as well as assisted living.






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.12216 – DOMIDEP / VITANAS
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/2026/254/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
Date: 2026-01-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, territorial dispute, territorial law








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C/2026/259


13.1.2026






Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
(C/2026/259)

The following information is brought to the attention of Viktor Ratushniak, Vitalii Yuriyovych Zakharchenko and Serhiy Vitalyovych Kurchenko, persons who appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP (1) and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 (2) concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine.
The Council has received information from the Ukrainian authorities that will be considered within the framework of the annual review of the restrictive measures. The above-mentioned persons are hereby informed that they may submit a request to the Council to obtain the elements the Council holds in its file regarding their designation, before 18 January 2026, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu





In this regard, the attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the regular review by the Council of the list of designated persons in Decision 2014/119/CFSP and Regulation (EU) No 208/2014.


(1)  
            OJ L 66, 6.3.2014, p. 26.

(2)  
            OJ L 66, 6.3.2014, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/259/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12229 – JIP / MITSUBISHI LOGISNEXT)
Date: 2026-01-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Asia, Europe, Japan, North America, economic concentration, handling, hoisting equipment, investment company, logistics, merger control








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C/2026/889


9.2.2026






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.12229 – JIP / MITSUBISHI LOGISNEXT)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/889)

On 13 January 2026, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






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in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32026M12229. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/889/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 12 January 2026
Date: 2026-01-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
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C/2026/51


13.1.2026






Euro exchange rates (1)


            12 January 2026
         
(C/2026/51)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1692 




JPY


Japanese yen


184,42 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4722 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86740 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,7008 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9313 




ISK


Iceland króna


147,20 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,7445 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,288 




HUF


Hungarian forint


386,85 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2093 




RON


Romanian leu


5,0892 




TRY


Turkish lira


50,4268 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7409 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,6219 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1156 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,0270 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5019 




KRW


South Korean won


1 715,11 




ZAR


South African rand


19,1618 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,1529 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


19 751,30 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7499 




PHP


Philippine peso


69,380 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,508 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,2863 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,9320 




INR


Indian rupee


105,4190 






(1)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/51/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)