The
European Commission said on Monday that the EC approved, under the EU Merger
Regulation, the acquisition of De Nederlandse Energie Maatschappij BV by Nuts
Groep B.V, ultimately controlled by Waterland Private Equity Investments BV,
all of the Netherlands.
Nederlandse
Energie Maatschappij supplies electricity and gas to small customers in the
Netherlands. Nuts Groep is active in the supply of electricity and gas to small
customers in the Netherlands and Belgium. Waterland is an independent private
equity firm.
The
Commission said the EC concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no
competition concerns given the companies’ moderate combined market position
resulting from the proposed transaction. The transaction was examined under the
simplified merger review procedure.
https://www.neweurope.eu/article/eu-clears-acquisition-dutch-electricity-supplier-waterland/