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#52026M12398EU merger notice: Lone Star Funds to acquire Domo Chemicals’ engineering plastics division

🇪🇺European Union··Other·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The European Commission is reviewing Lone Star Funds’ planned acquisition of Domo Chemicals’ Engineering Plastics Division. The deal would transfer control of a business that makes PA 6 and PA 6.6 engineering plastics used in industrial applications. The case may be handled under the EU’s simplified merger review process, which is used for transactions that appear unlikely to raise major competition concerns. Competitors, customers, suppliers, and other interested parties have 10 days from publication to send comments to the Commission, using case reference M.12398.

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Key Changes

  • Lone Star Funds plans to acquire full control of Domo Chemicals’ Engineering Plastics Division through an asset purchase.
  • The European Commission is assessing whether the transaction falls under EU merger control rules.
  • The case is a candidate for the simplified merger review procedure, and third parties may submit comments within 10 days.

Obligations

What this law requires

low

Interested third parties wishing to comment on the proposed concentration must submit their observations to the European Commission within 10 days of the publication date.

interested third parties commenting on the concentration
Not later than 10 days following publication on 11 May 2026
reporting
low

Any observations submitted to the Commission must specify the case reference: M.12398 – LONE STAR FUNDS / DOMO CHEMICALS ENGINEERING PLASTICS DIVISION.

interested third parties submitting observations
When submitting observations
disclosure

Affected Parties

Lone Star FundsDomo Chemicals’ Engineering Plastics Division+2 more…

Tags

EU merger control,competition,engineering plastics