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Bouygues S.A. / Equans S.A.S. merger inquiry

Competition Markets Authority

October 6
11:07 2022

Statutory timetable

Phase 1 date Action
27 September 2022 Undertakings in lieu of reference accepted
30 August 2022 to 14 September 2022 Consultation on proposed undertakings in lieu of reference
2 August Initial enforcement order
2 August 2022 CMA to consider undertakings offered
19 July 2022 Decision announced
20 May 2022 to 7 June 2022 Invitation to comment
20 May 2022 Launch of merger inquiry

Phase 1

Undertakings in lieu of reference accepted

27 September 2022: The CMA has accepted undertakings in lieu of reference for the anticipated acquisition by Bouygues S.A. of Equans S.A.S..

Undertakings in lieu of reference consultation: closed

30 August 2022: We are consulting on proposed undertakings in lieu of reference for the anticipated acquisition by Bouygues S.A. of Equans S.A.S.

Initial enforcement order

2 August 2022: The CMA has served an initial enforcement order under section 72(2) of the Enterprise Act 2002 in relation to the anticipated acquisition of?Equans S.A.S. by Bouygues S.A.

Amendments / consents granted

CMA to consider undertakings offered

2 August 2022: The CMA considers that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the undertakings offered by Bouygues S.A. and Equans S.A.S, or a modified version of them, might be accepted by the CMA under the Enterprise Act 2002.

Reference unless undertakings accepted

19 July 2022: The CMA has decided, on the information currently available to it, that it is or may be the case that this merger may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition within a market or markets in the United Kingdom. This merger will be referred for a phase 2 investigation unless the parties offer acceptable undertakings to address these competition concerns.

Launch of merger inquiry

20 May 2022: The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the parties.

Invitation to comment: closed

20 May 2022: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is considering whether it is or may be the case that this transaction if carried into effect, will result in the creation of a relevant merger situation under the merger provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002 and, if so, whether the creation of that situation may be expected to result, in a substantial lessening of competition within any market or markets in the United Kingdom for goods or services.

To assist it with this assessment, the CMA invites comments on the transaction from any interested party.

These comments should be provided by the deadline set out above.

Contact

Please send written representations about any competition issues to:

Josh Dawson: josh.dawson@cma.gov.uk

Wajahat Jilani: wajahat.jilani@cma.gov.uk

Published 20 May 2022
Last updated 6 October 2022 +show all updates
  1. Full text of the decision to accept undertakings in lieu of reference published.

  2. Statutory timetable updated and final undertakings in in lieu of reference accepted published

  3. Notice of consultation, proposed undertakings, decisions that undertakings might be accepted and reference unless undertakings accepted full text decision published.

  4. Initial enforcement order and variation order published.

  5. CMA to consider undertakings offered published.

  6. Summary of phase 1 decision published.

  7. First published.

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