Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12242 – EMK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED / PROJECT INFORMATICA) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2026-02-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: cloud computing, economic concentration, information technology industry, investment company, merger control, outsourcing, provision of services, transmission network








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2026/827


5.2.2026






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12242 – EMK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED / PROJECT INFORMATICA)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/827)


1.   
On 22 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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EMK Capital Management Limited (‘EMK’, Jersey),










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Project Informatica S.r.l. (‘Project Informatica’, Italy), ultimately controlled by Tempus Holdings 79 S.à.r.l., (Luxembourg).




EMK will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Project Informatica.
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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EMK is a private equity company investing in mid-market companies with entities and operations in France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Norway, UK, India, Singapore, and USA,










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Project Informatica is a provider of IT infrastructure solutions and services, such as configuration, assistance and design of IT infrastructure, cloud transformation, managed services and IT function outsourcing.






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.12242 – EMK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED / PROJECT INFORMATICA
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/2026/827/oj
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