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25 February 2009

Commission approves Crédit Mutuel acquisition of Cofidis


The Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition of consumer credit company Cofidis by retail banker and insurer Crédit Mutuel, both headquartered in France.

The Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition of consumer credit company Cofidis by retail banker and insurer Crédit Mutuel, both headquartered in France.

 

The Commission found that the proposed transaction would give Crédit Mutuel a strengthened position in the consumer credit markets in France and Belgium, the only two markets where Crédit Mutuel and Cofidis are both active. However, the Commission's examination showed that this would not significantly affect competition on these markets due to the merged entity's relatively small market shares and the presence of a number of competitors active in the markets concerned.

 

The Commission also ruled out any competition concerns due to vertical relationships in the insurance sector, between Crédit Mutuel acting as an insurance company in both France and Belgium and Cofidis' very marginal presence as a distributor of certain insurance products, an activity that is ancillary to its consumer credit activity. The two companies' shares in the markets concerned are very small.

 

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