# EU clears Zodiac and Fluidra pool equipment joint venture with conditions

The European Commission cleared the Zodiac and Fluidra pool equipment joint venture subject to commitments to divest Fluidra's Israeli robotic pool cleaner subsidiary Aquatron Robotic Technology. The decision is conditional on full compliance.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-06-27
- Status: announced
- Products: pool pumps, filters, robotic pool cleaners, pool heating equipment

## Companies

- [Fluidra](https://endata.com/companies/1793.md) (partner)
- [Zodiac](https://endata.com/companies/3499.md) (partner)
- [Aquatron Robotic Technology](https://endata.com/companies/3500.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [government-world.com](http://www.government-world.com/mergers-commission-clears-zodiac-and-fluidra-pool-equipment-joint-venture-subject-to-conditions/), 2018-06-27: "To address the Commission's competition concerns, the two companies offered to divest Fluidra's Israeli based subsidiary Aquatron Robotic Technology Ltd."

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