do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12318 – I SQUARED / RAMUDDEN) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2026-02-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Europe, North America, civil engineering, economic concentration, investment company, land transport, merger control, provision of services, traffic control, transport infrastructure, urban infrastructure








C_202601254EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/1254


25.2.2026






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12318 – I SQUARED / RAMUDDEN)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/1254)


1.   
On 18 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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I Squared Capital Advisors (US) LLC (‘I Squared’, US), controlled by ISQ Holdings, LLC (‘ISQ Holdings’, Cayman Islands).










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Ramudden Global AB (‘Ramudden’, Sweden), controlled by Triton Investments Advisers LLP and/or its affiliates (‘Triton Group’, UK).




I Squared will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Ramudden.
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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I Squared is a fund manager, that specialises in investing and managing infrastructure assets globally,










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Ramudden is an international provider of temporary traffic management services for critical infrastructure, across Europe and North America. Ramudden operates in three segments: (i) Urban Infrastructure Solutions, (ii) Highway Solutions and (iii) Traffic Services.






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.12318 – I SQUARED / RAMUDDEN
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/2026/1254/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12291 – APOLLO FUNDS / PROSOL GROUP)
Date: 2026-02-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, economic concentration, fresh product, investment company, merger control, retail trade








C_202601298EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/1298


3.3.2026






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.12291 – APOLLO FUNDS / PROSOL GROUP)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/1298)

On 25 February 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 32026M12291. 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/2026/1298/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 24 February 2026
Date: 2026-02-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202600528EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/528


25.2.2026






Euro exchange rates (1)


            24 February 2026
         
(C/2026/528)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1777 




JPY


Japanese yen


183,53 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4712 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87310 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,6880 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9120 




ISK


Iceland króna


144,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,2575 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,225 




HUF


Hungarian forint


379,00 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2203 




RON


Romanian leu


5,0947 




TRY


Turkish lira


51,6441 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6718 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,6148 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2126 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9783 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4925 




KRW


South Korean won


1 699,77 




ZAR


South African rand


18,8530 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,1046 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


19 823,58 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5860 




PHP


Philippine peso


68,027 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,573 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,0968 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,3539 




INR


Indian rupee


107,0865 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/528/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Opinion of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank of 25 February 2026 on a Council recommendation on the appointment of the – Vice-President of the European Central Bank (CON/2026/6)
Date: 2026-02-25
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: European Central Bank, appointment of members, decision-making body (EU), institutional activity, vice-president of an institution








C_202601307EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/1307


2.3.2026







            OPINION OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
         
of 25 February 2026
         
on a Council recommendation on the appointment of the
Vice-President of the European Central Bank
(CON/2026/6)
(C/2026/1307)


Introduction and legal basis

On 30 January 2026 the European Central Bank (ECB) received a request from the President of the European Council for an opinion on a Council Recommendation of 26 January 2026 on the appointment of the Vice-President of the European Central Bank (1).
The competence of the ECB’s Governing Council to deliver an opinion is based on Article 283(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

General observations









1.


The Council’s recommendation, which was submitted to the European Council and on which the European Parliament and the ECB’s Governing Council are being consulted, recommends that Boris VUJČIĆ be appointed as the Vice-President of the ECB for a term of office of eight years with effect from 1 June 2026.












2.


The ECB’s Governing Council is of the opinion that the proposed candidate is a person of recognised standing and professional experience in monetary or banking matters as required by Article 283(2) of the Treaty.












3.


The ECB’s Governing Council has no objection to the Council’s recommendation to appoint Boris VUJČIĆ as the Vice-President of the ECB.






Done at Frankfurt am Main, 25 February 2026.


The President of the ECB

Christine LAGARDE
               





(1)  
            OJ C, C/2026/707, 28.1.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/707/oj.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1307/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)