Joint control: The French Competition Authority clears the acquisition of joint control of a group specialised in the transport of fresh produce by two companies active in the road transport of temperature-controlled goods (Prim@ever / Olano Services)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. In the last few days, the French Competition Authority has posted 11 new merger clearance decisions online, including 7 simplified decisions. Among these decisions is decision n° 21-DCC-258 of December 17, 2021 in which the French Competition Authority authorized the acquisition of joint control of the TMF group by Prim@ever and Olano Services. More specifically, this transaction consists of the acquisition by Aquitaine Transport Management Services (ATMS), created for the purposes of the transaction, of the entire capital of the companies that make up the TMF group, with ATMS being 50% owned by Prim@ever and 50% owned by the Olano group. The parties are