The EU Commission clears an oil and gas merger after a Phase II investigation (PKN Orlen / Lotos)

Gordley, Catherine

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14 Jul 2020

The EU Commission clears an oil and gas merger after a Phase II investigation (PKN Orlen / Lotos)

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EU Commission, PKN Orlen / Lotos, Press Release, 14 July 2020

On 14 July 2020, the European Commission (the “Commis‐ sion”) conditionally approved PKN Orlen’s acquisition of rival Grupa Lotos (“Lotos”) after a Phase II investigation. The parties are large Polish oil and gas companies active in Poland and in a number of other Central European, East‐ ern European and Baltic countries. The

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Catherine Gordley
Van Bael & Bellis (Brussels)

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Catherine Gordley, The EU Commission clears an oil and gas merger after a Phase II investigation (PKN Orlen / Lotos), 14 July 2020, e-Competitions July 2020, Art. N° 96286

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