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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.12574 – CVC / ROCCAFORTE / ECO ERIDANIA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(C/2026/5411)

On 6 October 2026, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

—	CVC Capital Partners plc (‘CVC PLC’, Jersey),

—	Roccaforte S.r.l. (‘Roccaforte’, Italy), controlled by Mr Andrea Giustini,

—	Eco Eridania S.p.A. (‘Eco Eridania’, Italy), which is currently jointly controlled by iCon Infrastructure Operations (UK) Limited (United Kingdom) and Roccaforte.

CVC and Roccaforte will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Eco Eridania.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:

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CVC PLC is a public limited company whose shares are listed and admitted to trading on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange. It is part of the CVC Network, which is a global alternative investment manager focused on private equity, credit, infrastructure and secondaries. CVC PLC provides investment advice to, and manages investments on behalf of, certain funds and investment vehicles (the ‘CVC Funds’), which hold interests in companies active in a variety of industries, including in financial services, chemicals, utilities, manufacturing, retailing and distribution, in Europe, the US and the Asia-Pacific region,

—	Roccaforte is an investment holding company active in the holding and management of equity investments,

—	Eco Eridania is active in the collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of special, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, with a particular focus on healthcare and industrial waste management services.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (2), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.12574 – CVC / ROCCAFORTE / ECO ERIDANIA

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2) OJ C 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.