Stuttgart - The German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) has cleared the acquisition of the German stationery manufacturer Pelikan by the French group Hamelin. The merger control proceedings involved intensive investigations that included requests for information sent to almost 100 competitors and customers of the parties to the merger. It was concluded with first phase clearance.
With brands such as "Oxford", "Landré" and "ELBA", Hamelin is active in Germany mainly in the books, pads and filing products segments (punched pockets, text book covers, folders, binders, folders, suspension files), while Pelikan is mainly known in Germany for its writing instruments (fountain pens and pencils), writing instrument accessories (ink, ink cartridges, ink erasers) and painting and craft supplies (watercolour paintboxes, brushes, painting and drawing pads) under the "Pelikan", "Herlitz" and "SusyCard" brands.
A CMS team led by Dr Rolf Hempel and Martin Cholewa advised Hamelin in the complex merger control proceedings before the Federal Cartel Office.
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Dr. Rolf Hempel, Lead Partner
Martin Cholewa, Counsel, both Antitrust, Competition & Trade
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