# C_2023332EN.01000801.xml

| 21.9.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 332/8 |
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21.9.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 332/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.11270 – KKR / THE FUCHS FAMILY FOUNDATION / OHB)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 332/06)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | KKR & Co. Inc (‘KKR’, United States), |
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KKR & Co. Inc (‘KKR’, United States),

| — | Fuchs Family Foundation (‘FFF’, Germany) controlled by Marco Fuchs, |
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Fuchs Family Foundation (‘FFF’, Germany) controlled by Marco Fuchs,

| — | OHB SE (the ‘JV’, Germany), controlled by FFF. |
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OHB SE (the ‘JV’, Germany), controlled by FFF.

KKR and FFF will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the JV.

The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 7 August 2023.

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| — | KKR is a global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. |
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KKR is a global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions.

| — | FFF is a family foundation through which the Fuchs family currently holds the majority of shares and voting rights in the JV. |
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FFF is a family foundation through which the Fuchs family currently holds the majority of shares and voting rights in the JV.

| — | The JV is active in three core business segments: (i) space systems, (ii) aerospace; and (iii) digital, which provides telescopes, grounds sytems and antennas linking ground infrastructure with space, in addition to cybersecurity, encryption, artificial intelligence, data processing and satellite data analysis products and services. |
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The JV is active in three core business segments: (i) space systems, (ii) aerospace; and (iii) digital, which provides telescopes, grounds sytems and antennas linking ground infrastructure with space, in addition to cybersecurity, encryption, artificial intelligence, data processing and satellite data analysis products and services.

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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.11270 – KKR / THE FUCHS FAMILY FOUNDATION / OHB

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

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

Postal address:

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