# C_2023234EN.01000201.xml

| 3.7.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 234/2 |
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3.7.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 234/2

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.11118 – MACQUARIE / PMV / KEVLINX)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 234/02)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Macquarie Asset Holdings Limited (‘Macquarie’, United Kingdom), ultimately controlled by Macquarie Group Limited (Australia), |
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Macquarie Asset Holdings Limited (‘Macquarie’, United Kingdom), ultimately controlled by Macquarie Group Limited (Australia),

| — | Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen NV (‘PMV’, Belgium), fully owned by the Flemish Region, and |
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Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen NV (‘PMV’, Belgium), fully owned by the Flemish Region, and

| — | KevlinX Holding B.V. (the ‘Joint Venture’, Netherlands), currently jointly controlled by PMV, Firmitudo (Netherlands) and Cenobio (Netherlands). |
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KevlinX Holding B.V. (the ‘Joint Venture’, Netherlands), currently jointly controlled by PMV, Firmitudo (Netherlands) and Cenobio (Netherlands).

Macquarie, alongside PMV, will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Joint Venture.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | Macquarie is a global provider of asset management and finance, banking, advisory and risk and capital solutions services across debt, equity and commodities. |
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Macquarie is a global provider of asset management and finance, banking, advisory and risk and capital solutions services across debt, equity and commodities.

| — | PMV, an investment company, fully owned by the Flemish Region and mainly active in financing companies from start-up through growth and internationalisation. PMV also realises projects in Flanders with and for the Flemish government, in cooperation with various partners. |
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PMV, an investment company, fully owned by the Flemish Region and mainly active in financing companies from start-up through growth and internationalisation. PMV also realises projects in Flanders with and for the Flemish government, in cooperation with various partners.

| — | The Joint Venture will intially be active in the design, engineering, construction and operation of a data centre in Brussels, Belgium. |
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The Joint Venture will intially be active in the design, engineering, construction and operation of a data centre in Brussels, Belgium.

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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 the Notice.

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Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.11118 – MACQUARIE / PMV / KEVLINX

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Postal address:

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

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

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