The Autorité unconditionally clears the creation of a full-function joint venture between Select Service Partner and Aéroports de Paris

On 28 October 2022, the Aéroports de Paris and Select Service Partner groups notified the Autorité de la concurrence of their plan to create a full-function joint venture called Extime Food & Beverage Paris, whose purpose is to eventually operate almost all of the catering outlets located in Paris-Roissy Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly airports.

At the end of the first phase of the review (known as "phase 1"), the Autorité considered that the transaction contained a serious risk of harm to competition that justified an in-depth review of the transaction (known as "phase 2") (see PR of 9 January 2023).

In the present decision, for the first time, the Autorité draws a distinction between the upstream market for granting concessions and the downstream concession catering market.

Following its analysis, the Autorité ruled out any risk of harm to competition on the upstream and downstream markets for commercial catering at Paris-CDG and Paris Orly airports. As a result, it clears the merger without commitment.