Bain Capital / Tingstad Group Merger Notification

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Published April 1st, 2026

Detected April 1st, 2026

Summary

The European Commission published a prior notification for Bain Capital's proposed acquisition of Tingstad Group (Case M.12379) under the EU Merger Regulation. The case has been designated as a candidate for the simplified procedure, which applies to concentrations that do not raise competition concerns. The transaction requires clearance review before closing under EU jurisdiction.

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The European Commission published Notice C/2026/2068 announcing Bain Capital's proposed acquisition of Tingstad Group. The merger was filed as Case M.12379 and designated as a candidate for the simplified procedure, indicating the Commission views the transaction as unlikely to raise competition concerns. Under the simplified procedure, the Commission may clear qualifying mergers within shorter timeframes without a full Phase II investigation.

Parties to transactions meeting EU merger thresholds must file prior notification and await Commission clearance before implementing the concentration. The simplified procedure applies to cases where neither the Commission nor any Member State requests referral, and the transaction does not involve affected markets requiring detailed review. Third parties with legitimate interests may submit observations during the review period.

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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12379 – Bain Capital / Tingstad Group) – Candidate case for simplified procedure

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of the European Union | EN

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| | C/2026/2068 | 1.4.2026 |
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.12379 – Bain Capital / Tingstad Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(C/2026/2068)

On 24 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:

| — | Bain Capital Investors, LLC (‘Bain Capital’ United States), |

| — | Aktiebolaget Tingstad Papper (‘Tingstad Group’ Sweden). |
Bain Capital will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Tingstad Group.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:
| — | Bain Capital is a private equity investment firm that invests in companies across various industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial services and industrial/manufacturing, |

| — | Tingstad Group is a Swedish family-owned distributor of non-food consumables, focused on the distribution of hygiene and cleaning products, foodservice disposables and bags and packaging. Tingstad Group also has a production arm focused on the manufacturing of paper carrier bags and e-commerce paper sacks, mainly in Sweden. |
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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.

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. 12379 – Bain Capital / Tingstad Group

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:

(2) OJ C 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/2068/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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