# Official Journal C 278/2015

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5822 August 2015 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 278

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5822 August 2015

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 278/01 | Communication from the Commission — Publication of the application for the amendment of a traditional term as provided for in Articles 33 and 37 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 | 1 |
| 2015/C 278/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7690 — CVC/Douglas Group) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2015/C 278/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7696 — Lone Star/Balta) (
  1
  ) | 3 |

Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 278/01

Communication from the Commission — Publication of the application for the amendment of a traditional term as provided for in Articles 33 and 37 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009

1

2015/C 278/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7690 — CVC/Douglas Group) (
  1
  )

1

3

2015/C 278/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7696 — Lone Star/Balta) (
  1
  )

1

3

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 278/04 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 278/04

Euro exchange rates

4

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 278/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7733 — Tokio Marine/HCC) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 5 |
| 2015/C 278/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7741 — Apollo Management/Stemcor) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 6 |
| 2015/C 278/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7711 — Advent International/Bain Capital/ICBPI) (
  1
  ) | 7 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2015/C 278/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7733 — Tokio Marine/HCC) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

5

2015/C 278/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7741 — Apollo Management/Stemcor) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

6

2015/C 278/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7711 — Advent International/Bain Capital/ICBPI) (
  1
  )

1

7

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION

Publication of the application for the amendment of a traditional term as provided for in Articles 33 and 37 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 (1)

(2015/C 278/01)

In accordance with Articles 33 and 37 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009, an application for the amendment of a traditional term shall be published in the Official Journal, Series C, in order to inform third parties of the existence of such an application, with a view to possibly objecting to the recognition and protection of the term concerned.

The text to be published is the following:

PUBLICATION OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE AMENDMENT OF A TRADITIONAL TERM

AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLES 33 AND 37 OF COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 607/2009

| Date received | 3 March 2014 |
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| Number of pages | 10 |
| Language of the application | French |
| Case Number | TDT-FR-A1646-AM01 |

Date received

3 March 2014

Number of pages

10

Language of the application

French

Case Number

TDT-FR-A1646-AM01

Requester

Competent authority of the Member State:

| Ministry of Agriculture, Agri-Food and Forestry |
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| DGPE |
| 3, rue Barbet de Jouy |
| 75349 Paris SP |
| FRANCE |

Ministry of Agriculture, Agri-Food and Forestry

DGPE

3, rue Barbet de Jouy

75349 Paris SP

FRANCE

Name: Cru classé 1855

Whether or not supplemented by:

Grand, Premier grand, Deuxième, Troisième, Quatrième, Cinquième

| — | Traditional term within the meaning of Article 112(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 |
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Traditional term within the meaning of Article 112(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Language

| — | Article 31(1)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 |
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Article 31(1)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009

List of protected designations of origin or geographical indications concerned (without amendments)

| — | PDO-FR-A0186 ‘Barsac’; |
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PDO-FR-A0186 ‘Barsac’;

| — | PDO-FR-A1012 ‘Graves’; |
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PDO-FR-A1012 ‘Graves’;

| — | PDO-FR-A0993 ‘Saint-Emilion grand cru’; |
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PDO-FR-A0993 ‘Saint-Emilion grand cru’;

| — | PDO-FR-A0730 ‘Médoc’; |
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PDO-FR-A0730 ‘Médoc’;

| — | PDO-FR-A0710 ‘Haut-Médoc’; |
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PDO-FR-A0710 ‘Haut-Médoc’;

| — | PDO-FR-A0329 ‘Margaux’; |
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PDO-FR-A0329 ‘Margaux’;

| — | PDO-FR-A0713 ‘Pauillac’; |
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PDO-FR-A0713 ‘Pauillac’;

| — | PDO-FR-A0162 ‘Pessac-Léognan’; |
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PDO-FR-A0162 ‘Pessac-Léognan’;

| — | PDO-FR-A0500 ‘Saint-Julien’; |
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PDO-FR-A0500 ‘Saint-Julien’;

| — | PDO-FR-A0178 ‘Saint-Estèphe’; |
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PDO-FR-A0178 ‘Saint-Estèphe’;

| — | PDO-FR-A0819 ‘Sauternes’. |
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PDO-FR-A0819 ‘Sauternes’.

Grapevine product categories

| — | 1. Wine (point 1 of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council) |
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1. Wine (point 1 of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council)

Definition (without amendments)

| — | Expression related to the quality of a wine, to its history as well as to a type of area evoking a hierarchy of merit among wines coming from a specific estate. |
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Expression related to the quality of a wine, to its history as well as to a type of area evoking a hierarchy of merit among wines coming from a specific estate.

Amendment

| — | of the traditional term ‘Cru classé’ |
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of the traditional term ‘Cru classé’

Whether or not supplemented by:

Grand, Premier grand, Deuxième, Troisième, Quatrième, Cinquième

And/or whether or not supplemented by:

| — | 1855. |
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1855.

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(1)  OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 60.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7690 — CVC/Douglas Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 278/02)

On 3 August 2015, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7690. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7690. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7696 — Lone Star/Balta)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 278/03)

On 5 August 2015, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in the English language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7696. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7696. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 22.8.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 278/4 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

21 August 2015

(2015/C 278/04)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1281 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 138,40 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4629 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,71980 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,5314 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0765 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,2745 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,021 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 312,77 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2038 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4295 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,3039 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5384 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4787 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,7441 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6936 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5852 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 346,41 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,5991 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,2064 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5590 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 725,28 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6915 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 52,653 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 77,0944 |
| THB | Thai baht | 40,191 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,9161 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,9972 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 74,3454 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1281

JPY

Japanese yen

138,40

DKK

Danish krone

7,4629

GBP

Pound sterling

0,71980

SEK

Swedish krona

9,5314

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0765

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,2745

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,021

HUF

Hungarian forint

312,77

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2038

RON

Romanian leu

4,4295

TRY

Turkish lira

3,3039

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5384

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4787

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,7441

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6936

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5852

KRW

South Korean won

1 346,41

ZAR

South African rand

14,5991

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,2064

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5590

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 725,28

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6915

PHP

Philippine peso

52,653

RUB

Russian rouble

77,0944

THB

Thai baht

40,191

BRL

Brazilian real

3,9161

MXN

Mexican peso

18,9972

INR

Indian rupee

74,3454

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 22.8.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 278/5 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7733 — Tokio Marine/HCC)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 278/05)

| 1. | On 14 August 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (‘Tokio Marine’, Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (‘HCC’, the USA). |
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On 14 August 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (‘Tokio Marine’, Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (‘HCC’, the USA).

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Tokio Marine: provision of life and non-life insurance, reinsurance and ancillary services worldwide, mainly in Japan,
  —   for HCC: provision of non-life insurance, reinsurance and ancillary services worldwide, mainly in the USA. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Tokio Marine: provision of life and non-life insurance, reinsurance and ancillary services worldwide, mainly in Japan,

—   for HCC: provision of non-life insurance, reinsurance and ancillary services worldwide, mainly in the USA.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7733 — Tokio Marine/HCC, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7733 — Tokio Marine/HCC, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7741 — Apollo Management/Stemcor)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 278/06)

| 1. | On 14 August 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the Apollo Group (‘Apollo’, US) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Stemcor Limited and Stemcor Holding 2 Limited and their subsidiaries (‘Stemcor’, UK) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 14 August 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the Apollo Group (‘Apollo’, US) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Stemcor Limited and Stemcor Holding 2 Limited and their subsidiaries (‘Stemcor’, UK) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Apollo: investment funds,
  —   for Stemcor: steel trading, shipping and logistics of steel products and break bulk. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Apollo: investment funds,

—   for Stemcor: steel trading, shipping and logistics of steel products and break bulk.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7741 — Apollo Management/Stemcor, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7741 — Apollo Management/Stemcor, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7711 — Advent International/Bain Capital/ICBPI)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 278/07)

| 1. | On 12 August 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which funds managed by Advent International Corporation (‘Advent International’, USA) and funds managed by Bain Capital Investors, LLC. (‘Bain Capital’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Istituto Centrale delle Banche Popolari Italiane SpA (‘ICBPI’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 12 August 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which funds managed by Advent International Corporation (‘Advent International’, USA) and funds managed by Bain Capital Investors, LLC. (‘Bain Capital’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Istituto Centrale delle Banche Popolari Italiane SpA (‘ICBPI’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Advent International: a private equity investor active in various sectors, including industrial, retail, media, communications, information technology, internet, healthcare and pharmaceuticals,
  —   for Bain Capital: private equity investment firm that invests in companies across most industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial and industrial/manufacturing,
  —   for ICBPI: banking group active in Italy in the provision of payment card issuing, merchant acquiring, terminal management, payment services, securities services, and regulatory/compliance management services. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Advent International: a private equity investor active in various sectors, including industrial, retail, media, communications, information technology, internet, healthcare and pharmaceuticals,

—   for Bain Capital: private equity investment firm that invests in companies across most industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial and industrial/manufacturing,

—   for ICBPI: banking group active in Italy in the provision of payment card issuing, merchant acquiring, terminal management, payment services, securities services, and regulatory/compliance management services.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number Case M.7711 — Advent International/Bain Capital/ICBPI, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number Case M.7711 — Advent International/Bain Capital/ICBPI, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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