(Finance) – The European Commission ha approvedpursuant to the EU Merger Regulation, theacquisition of joint control of the Italian company Large Retail Stations by the Belgian OMERS Infrastructure European Holdings and the German DWS Group. The transaction mainly concerns the leasing of commercial spaces and advertising management in various railway stations in Italy.
The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given the limited combined market position of the companies resulting from the proposed transaction. The notified transaction was examined under the Simplified Merger Procedure.