# EU clears Portobello and Cobega plastics merger for PET packaging

The European Commission approved, under its simplified procedure, the combination of Portobello Capital's Caiba and Cobega's Nosoplas plastics businesses into a single PET packaging company.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-09-01
- Where: Spain
- Status: announced
- Products: PET packaging
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Portobello Capital](https://endata.com/companies/8152.md) (investor)
- [Cobega](https://endata.com/companies/14477.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [pressdigital.es](https://www.pressdigital.es/articulo/economia/2026-09-01/5999486-bruselas-aprueba-acuerdo-entre-espanolas-portobello-cobega-fusionar-negocios-plastico), 2026-09-01: "Bruselas considera que la operación no plantea problemas de competencia."
- [diarioestrategia.cl](https://www.diarioestrategia.cl/texto-diario/mostrar/5999700/bruselas-aprueba-acuerdo-entre-espanolas-portobello-cobega-fusionar-negocios-plastico), 2026-09-01: "La Comisión Europea ha dado este martes luz verde al acuerdo entre la gestora española de capital riesgo Portobello Capital y el grupo Cobega."

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