do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates – 20 February 2026
Date: 2026-02-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202600525EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/525


23.2.2026






Euro exchange rates (1)


            20 February 2026
         
(C/2026/525)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1767 




JPY


Japanese yen


182,63 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4716 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87280 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,6745 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9132 




ISK


Iceland króna


144,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,2540 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,241 




HUF


Hungarian forint


379,65 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2238 




RON


Romanian leu


5,0978 




TRY


Turkish lira


51,5932 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6697 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,6112 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1961 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9763 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4931 




KRW


South Korean won


1 705,81 




ZAR


South African rand


18,9417 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,1294 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


19 872,87 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5927 




PHP


Philippine peso


68,428 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,719 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,1358 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,2402 




INR


Indian rupee


107,0155 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/525/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12333 – Apollo Funds / Lecta) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2026-02-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Europe, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, pulp and paper industry








C_202601144EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/1144


23.2.2026






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12333 – Apollo Funds / Lecta)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/1144)


1.   
On 16 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:






—


Apollo Capital Management, L.P. (‘Apollo Funds’, United States), controlled by Apollo Global Management, Inc. (United States),










—


Lecta Paper Industries Intermediate Financing S.à r.l. (‘Lecta’, Luxembourg), controlled by Lecta Limited (United Kingdom).




Apollo Funds will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Lecta.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Apollo Funds is a global alternative asset manager that offers investment management and financial planning services to individuals and institutional investors,










—


Lecta is a manufacturer and supplier of specialty papers for labels, flexible packaging and other high value-added print segments, as well as coated and uncoated paper for publishing. It operates production facilities in Europe, including in Spain, France, Italy and Germany.






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.12333 – Apollo Funds / Lecta
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/2026/1144/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12248 – SBG / ABB ROBOTICS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2026-02-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, investment company, merger control, robotics, technology








C_202601145EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/1145


23.2.2026






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12248 – SBG / ABB ROBOTICS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/1145)


1.   
On 13 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:






—


SoftBank Group Corp. (‘SoftBank’, Japan),










—


ABB Robotics Holdco 1 Ltd. (‘ABB Robotics’, Switzerland), controlled by ABB Ltd (Switzerland).




SoftBank will acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1), point (b) of the Merger Regulation, control over the whole of ABB Robotics.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


SoftBank is a publicly traded global investment holding company with a large and varied portfolio of technology-focused investments and subsidiaries, primarily consisting of minority, non-controlling stakes in companies worldwide










—


ABB Robotics is focused on the design, development, manufacturing, sale and service of robotic technologies.






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.12248 – SBG / ABB ROBOTICS
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/2026/1145/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)