The European Commission recently approved the proposed acquisition of the German slaughterhouse company Südfleisch by Dutch-based Sovion group under the EU Merger Regulation. Both companies are active in the slaughtering of pigs and cattle and meat sales. The main impact of the transaction will be on the slaughtering markets in the southern region of Germany. The Commission has concluded that the transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the slaughtering markets in Germany or in any other markets where the parties are active.

Sovion is active, through many subsidiaries (such as Dumeco, Moksel, NFZ, HMG, Sobel, Rendac) in a variety of sectors, most importantly the slaughtering of pigs and cattle, the processing, production and sale of meat products and processing of abattoir by-products as well as the production and sale of products made from abattoir by-products (such as gelatine). It is mainly active in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.

Südfleisch is active in the slaughtering of pigs and the processing, production and sale of meat products. Südfleisch’s main geographic focus is southern Germany.