Hendrix Genetics is active in the breeding of animals. NPM is a Dutch investment company that is wholly-owned by SHV Holdings N.V.. SHV is a Dutch investment company with holdings in various sectors, including the production of animal nutrition and fish feed, and the processing and sale of poultry and pig meat. Thijs Hendrix Beheer, a holding company, is the majority shareholder of Hendrix.
Hendrix Genetics’ other holdings are primarily active in recreational services. The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns, because the overlaps between the companies' activities are limited and a number of other players are active in the markets and countries concerned, including in all the levels of the meat value chains at question.
The transaction was examined under the simplified merger review procedure.
More information is available on the Commission's competition website, in the public case register under the case number M.7883.
