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Document 52026M12158
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12158 – LEONARDO / IVECO DEFENCE VEHICLES / ASTRA VEICOLI INDUSTRIALI)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12158 – LEONARDO / IVECO DEFENCE VEHICLES / ASTRA VEICOLI INDUSTRIALI)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12158 – LEONARDO / IVECO DEFENCE VEHICLES / ASTRA VEICOLI INDUSTRIALI)
PUB/2026/173
OJ C, C/2026/1021, 16.2.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1021/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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Official Journal |
EN C series |
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C/2026/1021 |
16.2.2026 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12158 – LEONARDO / IVECO DEFENCE VEHICLES / ASTRA VEICOLI INDUSTRIALI)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/1021)
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On 9 February 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:
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Leonardo S.p.A. (Italy), |
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Iveco Defence Vehicles S.p.A. (Italy) and Astra Veicoli Industriali S.p.A. (Italy), belonging to the Iveco Group N.V (Netherlands). |
Leonardo S.p.A. will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Iveco Defence Vehicles S.p.A. and Astra Veicoli Industriali S.p.A.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:|
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Leonardo S.p.A. is an industrial and technological company active in the aerospace, defence and security sector, headquartered in Rome, Italy. |
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Iveco Defence Vehicles S.p.A. and Astra Veicoli Industriali S.p.A. design and produce a variety of tracked and wheeled military vehicles along with trucks (both military and non-military. |
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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.
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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.12158 – LEONARDO / IVECO DEFENCE VEHICLES / ASTRA VEICOLI INDUSTRIALI
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:
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European Commission |
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Directorate-General for Competition |
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Merger Registry |
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1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1021/oj
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