Mergers: Commission approves Bouygues' acquisition of Equans, subject to conditions* The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, Bouygues' acquisition of Equans. The approval is conditional on full compliance with commitments offered by Bouygues. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: "Bouygues and Equans are leading providers of electrical engineering services for railway contact lines in Belgium. With their transaction, they would have a combined leading position in the market. The commitments offered by them ensure that a player will remain in the market continuing to exert competitive pressure in the relevant Belgian market while customers will preserve choice of suppliers and competitive
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The EU Commission approves an acquisition of an engineering firm by a rival, subject to a divestment of the acquirer’s railway installation business (Bouygues / Equans)
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