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#52026M12404EU merger notice for APG, Antin and NorthC

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

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🇬🇧 English

APG and Antin plan to take joint control of NorthC, a data centre colocation business operating in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The deal would be carried out through a share purchase and is being reviewed by the European Commission under EU merger control rules. The Commission says the case may qualify for its simplified merger review process. Businesses, competitors, customers or other interested parties that want to comment must send observations to the Commission within 10 days of publication, quoting case number M.12404.

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Key Changes

  • APG and Antin plan to acquire joint control of NorthC through a share purchase.
  • The European Commission is reviewing whether the transaction falls under EU merger control rules.
  • Interested third parties have 10 days from publication to submit comments to the Commission.

Obligations

What this law requires

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Interested third parties that wish to comment on the proposed concentration must submit observations to the European Commission regarding Case M.12404 – APG / ANTIN / NORTHC.

interested third partiesbusinessescompetitorscustomers
Not later than 10 days following publication on 2 June 2026
reporting
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Any observations submitted to the European Commission must specify the reference number M.12404 – APG / ANTIN / NORTHC.

interested third parties submitting observations
When submitting observations within the 10-day comment period
disclosure

Affected Parties

APG and ABPAntin Infrastructure Partners+2 more…

Tags

EU merger control,data centres,competition review