Motherson/Nexans Autoelectric Merger Approved Under EU Regulation 139/2004

Case M.12340 - MOTHERSON / NEXANS

AUTOELECTRIC

Only the English text is available and authentic. REGULATION (EC) No 139/2004

MERGER PROCEDURE

Article 6(1)(b)

Date: 21/04/2026

In electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32026M12340

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

DG Competition

Brussels, 21.4.2026 C(2026) 2758 final

PUBLIC VERSION

Motherson Global Investments B.V. Rijnsburgstraat 9 1059 AT Amsterdam Netherlands

Subject: Case M.12340 - MOTHERSON / NEXANS AUTOELECTRIC Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area ( ) 2

Dear Sir or Madam, (1) On 25 March 2026, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation, by which Motherson Global Investments B.V. ('MGI', Netherlands) belonging to the

Samvardhana Motherson group ('Motherson', India), will acquire within the

meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of the undertaking Nexans autoelectric GmbH ('Nexans autoelectric', Germany), controlled by Nexans S.A. (France) by way of purchase of shares and assets. ( ) 3 (2) The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:

• MGI is part of Motherson, a diversified producer and supplier of a wide

range of automotive components, including wire harnesses, automotive interior and exterior modules, automotive rear vision systems, moulded plastic parts and assemblies, injection moulding tools, moulded and extruded rubber components, lighting systems, electronics, precision metals and modules,

• Nexans autoelectric designs and manufactures wiring harness solutions

mainly for the automotive industry. (3) After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of

() OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the 'Merger Regulation'). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty 1 on the Functioning of the European Union ('TFEU') has introduced certain changes, such as the

replacement of 'Community' by 'Union' and 'common market' by 'internal market'. The

terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision. () OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3 (the 'EEA Agreement'). 2 () OJ C, C/2026/2085, 7.4.2026. 3

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paragraph 5 (d) of the Commission Notice on a simplified treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. ( ) (4) For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified treatment, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

For the Commission

(Signed)

Anthony WHELAN

Director-General Directorate-General for Competition

() OJ C 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1 (the 'Notice on a simplified treatment'). 4