EU Concentration Notification: ORANGE / MASORANGE

EUR-Lex Official Journal C-series

Published March 25th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

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The European Union has published a prior notification of a concentration between ORANGE and MASORANGE, identifying it as a candidate for a simplified procedure. This notice serves to inform the public and relevant parties about the proposed business combination.

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This document, published in the EU's Official Journal C-series, provides prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12247) involving ORANGE and MASORANGE. It designates this case as a candidate for a simplified procedure, indicating that the European Commission may process it under expedited rules due to its likely limited impact on competition.

Companies involved in mergers and acquisitions within the EU should be aware of this notification. While this is a notice and not a rule imposing new obligations, it signals a potential upcoming merger that may be subject to review. Compliance officers should monitor the progress of this case, particularly if their organization is involved in or affected by the ORANGE/MASORANGE transaction.

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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12247 – ORANGE / MASORANGE) – Candidate case for simplified procedure

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| | Official Journal
of the European Union | EN

C series |

| | C/2026/1919 | 25.3.2026 |
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.12247 – ORANGE / MASORANGE)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(C/2026/1919)

On 13 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:

| — | Orange S.A. (‘Orange’, France), |

| — | MasOrange, S.L. (‘MasOrange’, Spain), controlled by Orange and Lorca JVCo Limited (the United Kingdom). |
Orange will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of MasOrange.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:
| — | Orange is a global telecommunications operator, providing a wide range of electronic communications services mainly in the area of fixed line, internet and mobile telephony in 26 countries worldwide, |

| — | MasOrange is a telecommunications operator providing landline, mobile, broadband and TV services to customers in Spain. |
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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.12247 – ORANGE / MASORANGE

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/2026/1919/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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