12/12/2019 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday, 11 December, the European Commission referred assessment of the proposed acquisition of sole control of Dutch company Corendon Holding B.V. by Triton Group of Luxembourg to the Belgian and Dutch national competition authorities. Corendon provides package holidays via its website and also operates Corendon Dutch Airlines. Triton is an investment company that owns tour operator Sunweb. Belgium and the Netherlands have asked the Commission to refer the planned merger to them, as the deal is likely to significantly affect competition in the package holiday markets in the two Member States. The evidence gathered by the Commission confirmed that the conditions for partial referrals (under article 9 of the Merger Regulation) had been fulfilled and that the competent authorities in Belgium are best placed to assess the effects of the deal in Belgium and the Netherlands. (LC)