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Non-opposition to concentration FREUDENBERG / NILFISK (Case M.12283)

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Published March 20th, 2026
Detected March 20th, 2026
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Summary

The European Commission has issued a notice of non-opposition to a notified concentration between FREUDENBERG and NILFISK, identified as Case M.12283. This decision indicates that the concentration does not raise competition concerns under the EU's merger control rules.

What changed

The European Commission, through its Official Journal C-series, has published a notice regarding the concentration between FREUDENBERG and NILFISK (Case M.12283). This notice signifies the Commission's non-opposition to the notified concentration, meaning it has reviewed the proposed merger and determined that it does not present significant competition concerns within the European Union.

This publication is primarily informational for entities involved in mergers and acquisitions within the EU. For FREUDENBERG and NILFISK, this non-opposition allows the concentration to proceed as planned. Other market participants should note this as an example of the European Commission's review process for concentrations, which generally focuses on potential impacts on market competition.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12283 – FREUDENBERG / NILFISK)

C/2026/1399

OJ C, C/2026/1828, 20.3.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1828/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1828/oj

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| | Official Journal
of the European Union | EN

C series |

| | C/2026/1828 | 20.3.2026 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.12283 – FREUDENBERG / NILFISK)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(C/2026/1828)

On 24 February 2026, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32026M12283. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law. |
(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1828/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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Classification

Agency
GP
Published
March 20th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
OJ C, C/2026/1828
Docket
M.12283

Who this affects

Applies to
Manufacturers
Industry sector
3345 Medical Device Manufacturing
Activity scope
Mergers and Acquisitions
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Antitrust & Competition
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Mergers and Acquisitions

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