Building materials sector: the Autorité de la concurrence unconditionally clears the acquisition of the Alkern group by the Holcim group

On 1 October 2025, the European Commission referred to the Autorité de la concurrence the examination of the acquisition by Holcim Investments, owned by Holcim LTD, the holding company of the Holcim group, of sole control of the Alkern group, owned by Kernal Invest, pursuant to Article 4(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (EU Merger Regulation).

On 24 November 2025, Holcim formally notified the transaction to the Autorité. Following its examination, the Autorité has cleared the transaction unconditionally.