SIGNING TO DAY 100
(and beyond)
Target country
Deals into Greece.
Octagon has tracked 2 cross-border deals into Greece since September 2026. Deals into other EU countries meet the EU merger standstill where EU clearance is needed and, in asset deals, the Acquired Rights Directive, alongside the EU rules on informing and consulting employees.
2Deals tracked
What a buyer plans for in Greece
- Where the deal needs EU merger clearance, the buyer may not implement it before clearance. EU Merger Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004), article 7
- In an asset deal, staff move on their existing terms, and the transfer alone is no ground for dismissal. Acquired Rights Directive (Council Directive 2001/23/EC), articles 3 and 4
- In an asset or business transfer, seller and buyer each inform their staff representatives in good time of the date, reasons, implications and planned measures, and consult on those measures. Acquired Rights Directive (Council Directive 2001/23/EC), article 7
- Depending on the country, undertakings with 50 or more employees, or establishments with 20 or more, inform and consult employee representatives on decisions likely to change work organisation or contractual relations substantially. Information and Consultation Directive (Directive 2002/14/EC), articles 3 and 4
DateBuyer and targetStageSigning to Day 100People
- 29 Sep
MET Groupto
Zephiros Energy Trading S.A.deal page: MET Group takes a majority stake in Zephiros Energy TradingCompletednot statedSigningDay 100 - 22 Sep
HgtoENTERSOFTONEdeal page: Hg takes a majority stake in ENTERSOFTONEAnnouncednot statedSigningDay 100
Deals into Europe lists public facts with their sources, checked every working day by Octagon Professionals International. Corrections go to info@octagon.nl and are made within one working day. How we track deals.
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