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| 3.7.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 234/8 |
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3.7.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 234/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.11108 – MERIDIAM / AWSA I / AWSA II / A2 ROUTE / AESA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 234/05)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Meridiam SAS (‘Meridiam’, France), |
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Meridiam SAS (‘Meridiam’, France),

| — | Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A. (‘AWSA I’, Poland), Autostrada Wielkopolska II S.A. (‘AWSA II’, Poland), Autostrada Eksploatacja S.A. (‘AESA’, Poland), and A2 Route sp. z o.o. (‘A2 Route’, Poland). |
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Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A. (‘AWSA I’, Poland), Autostrada Wielkopolska II S.A. (‘AWSA II’, Poland), Autostrada Eksploatacja S.A. (‘AESA’, Poland), and A2 Route sp. z o.o. (‘A2 Route’, Poland).

Meridiam will acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of the whole AWSA I and AWSA II and joint control over AESA and A2 Route.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | Meridiam is an alternative investment fund manager specialising in long-term investments in public and community infrastructure in Europe, the Americas and Africa; |
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Meridiam is an alternative investment fund manager specialising in long-term investments in public and community infrastructure in Europe, the Americas and Africa;

| — | AWSA I is a special-purpose company holding concession for the construction and operation of 149-kilometres - section Nowy Tomyśl-Konin - of the A2 toll motorway in Poland (‘A2 Motorway’); |
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AWSA I is a special-purpose company holding concession for the construction and operation of 149-kilometres - section Nowy Tomyśl-Konin - of the A2 toll motorway in Poland (‘A2 Motorway’);

| — | AWSA II is a special-purpose company holding concession for the construction and operation of 106 kilometres - section Nowy Tomyśl-Świecko - of the A2 Motorway in Poland; |
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AWSA II is a special-purpose company holding concession for the construction and operation of 106 kilometres - section Nowy Tomyśl-Świecko - of the A2 Motorway in Poland;

| — | A2 Route is an operating company dedicated to construction and heavy maintenance works on the AWSA I and AWSA II sections of the A2 Motorway; |
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A2 Route is an operating company dedicated to construction and heavy maintenance works on the AWSA I and AWSA II sections of the A2 Motorway;

| — | AESA is an operating company responsible for day-to-day operation of the AWSA I and AWSA II sections of the A2 Motorway (i.e. 255 kilometres section Konin-Świecko). |
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AESA is an operating company responsible for day-to-day operation of the AWSA I and AWSA II sections of the A2 Motorway (i.e. 255 kilometres section Konin-Świecko).

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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.11108 – MERIDIAM / AWSA I / AWSA II / A2 ROUTE / AESA

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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