Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12245 – SENNDER / LKWW / TRUCKERPOINTS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2026-02-11
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: carriage of goods, combined transport, economic concentration, joint venture, merger control, rail transport, waterway transport








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C/2026/978


11.2.2026






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12245 – SENNDER / LKWW / TRUCKERPOINTS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/978)


1.   
On 4 February 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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sennder Technologies GmbH (‘sennder’, Germany),










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LKW WALTER Internationale Transportorganisation AG (‘LKWW’, Austria), controlled by AKF-Privatstiftung (Austria).




Sender and LKWW will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly established joint venture.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.


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






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sennder is a digital road freight forwarder based in Berlin, Germany and specializes in full truck load (FTL) and other related services. sennder is mainly active in Europe,










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LKWW is mainly active in the organization of FTL by road and offers combined transport, e.g. rail and ships for long-hauls. LKWW is mainly active in Europe.






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The business activities of the newly created joint venture will be the following: it will launch a rewards program, named TruckerPoints. TruckerPoints will sell reward points to companies active in the European transportation industry which may offer these points to individuals as a reward for the performance of services, mainly truck drivers.



4.   
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.


5.   
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.12245 – SENNDER / LKWW / TRUCKERPOINTS
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.


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