
The European Commission, on the basis of the Regulation on
EU mergers, approved the acquisition of the company
Schenker logistics, which is wholly controlled by the
German railway group Deutsche Bahn (DB), by the
Danish logistics DSV
(
of
the 12th
and
13
September 2024). According to Brussels, the transaction does not arouse
concerns given its limited impact on competition in the
markets in which the two companies operate. The EU Commission has made
I note that I have examined, in particular, the effects of
the acquisition of the
land, air and sea shipping and contract services
logistics in the European Economic Area, concluding that
The transaction does not raise concerns in view of the
fragmented nature of these markets and the existence of different
alternative service providers to which customers may
address.