Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12300 – GLENCORE / FINCOENERGIES) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2026-03-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Netherlands, economic concentration, fuel, merger control, natural gas, natural resources, oil industry, provision of services, supplier, wholesale trade








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2026/1516


10.3.2026






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12300 – GLENCORE / FINCOENERGIES)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/1516)


1.   
On 3 March 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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Glencore plc (‘Glencore’, Jersey),










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FincoEnergies B.V. (‘Finco’, Netherlands), ultimately jointly controlled by Coloured Finches B.V. (Netherlands) and Pontex Investment Partners (Netherlands).




Glencore will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Finco.
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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Glencore is a global natural resource company active as a producer and marketer of a broad range of commodities. In the energy segment, Glencore is active in the purchase and sale of crude oil, oil products, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, power and environmental products,










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Finco is a fuel supplier and wholesaler primarily active in the Netherlands and Germany, providing fuel trading and fuel distribution services, principally to commercial end-users and other wholesalers in the transport sector.






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.12300 – GLENCORE / FINCOENERGIES
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/2026/1516/oj
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