Mergers: Commission approves proposed acquisition of BAS by Capgemini

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Dutch information technology (IT) service provider Getronics PinkRoccade Business Application Services B.V. (BAS) by Capgemini S.A of France. After examining the operation, the Commission concluded that the transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic Area (EEA) or any substantial part of it.

Capgemini is a global services company active through various subsidiaries in consulting and information services. Capgemini is organised around four core areas of activity: consulting services; technology services; outsourcing services and local professional services.

BAS is active in the Netherlands. The company provides software support services and professional services, in particular IT consulting, IT development and Integration and IT management.

The parties' activities overlap in all the segments of professional IT services where BAS is active.

The Commission’s examination of the proposed transaction showed that the horizontal overlaps between the activities of Capgemini and BAS are limited and that, for all IT services concerned, they would continue to face several strong, effective competitors after the proposed transaction. Customers would continue to have a wide choice from alternative providers for sourcing their IT services.

More information on the case will be available at:

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/index/m106.html#m_5301