Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12460 – APOLLO FUNDS / FORVIA AUTOMOTIVE INTERIORS BUSINESS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2026-06-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2026/3366


24.6.2026






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12460 – APOLLO FUNDS / FORVIA AUTOMOTIVE INTERIORS BUSINESS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/3366)


1.   
On 16 June 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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Apollo Capital Management, L.P., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (‘AGM’) (both United States),










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Faurecia Interiors Holding SAS (France), Faurecia Automotive Interior System (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. (China), and Faurecia Interior Systems USA Holdings, LLC. (United States) (together the ‘Target Business’), currently ultimately controlled by Forvia SE (France).




Apollo Capital Management, L.P., will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the Target Business.
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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Apollo Capital Management, L.P., manages, together with other indirect subsidiaries of AGM (together ‘Apollo’), the Apollo investment funds (‘Apollo Funds’). Apollo is a high-growth global alternative asset manager headquartered in New York and incorporated in the United States. Apollo offers investment management and financial planning services to individuals and institutional investors on a global basis. Examples of current investments by Apollo Funds include, inter alia, companies in education, insurance, financial services, and leisure businesses,










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The Target Business is a manufacturer active globally in the design, development, manufacturing, and sale of automotive interior parts, including instrument panels, door panels and centre consoles.






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.12460 – APOLLO FUNDS / FORVIA AUTOMOTIVE INTERIORS BUSINESS
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/2026/3366/oj
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