Beacon / Eversholt merger inquiry

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigated the anticipated acquisition by Beacon Rail Lux Holdings S.à.r.l. of Eversholt UK Rails Limited.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 13 October 2025
• Last updated: 9 January 2026 — See all updates

• Case type: Mergers
• Case state: Open
• Market sector: Transport
• Outcome: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
• Opened: 13 October 2025

Statutory timetable

Date	Action
9 January 2026	Phase 1 decision announced
28 November 2025	Launch of merger inquiry
13 October 2025 to 27 October 2025	Invitation to comment

Phase 1

CMA clearance decision

9 January 2026: The CMA has cleared the anticipated acquisition by Beacon Rail Lux Holdings S.à r.l. of Eversholt UK Rails Limited. The full text of the decision will be published shortly.

Launch of merger inquiry

28 November 2025: The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the parties.

• Commencement notice (PDF, 110KB) (28.11.25)

Invitation to comment: closed

13 October 2025: The CMA is issuing this preliminary ‘invitation to comment’ to allow interested parties to submit to the CMA any initial views on the impact that the transaction could have on competition in the UK. The CMA has not yet launched its formal investigation into this transaction. This invitation to comment is the first part of the CMA’s information-gathering process.

Pre-notification

The CMA has received the necessary information from the parties to commence pre-notification.

Contact

Please send written representations about any competition issues to:

• general.enquiries@cma.gov.uk

Privacy notice

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Published 13 October 2025

Last updated 9 January 2026 + show all updates

1. 9 January 2026

   Phase 1 decision announced.

2. 28 November 2025

   Merger inquiry launched.

3. 13 October 2025

   First published.