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| 24.7.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 260/6 |
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24.7.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 260/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.11144 – COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GROUP / LUMEN EMEA BUSINESS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 260/05)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Colt Technology Services Group Limited (United Kingdom), controlled by Colt Group Holdings Limited (‘Colt’, United Kingdom), ultimately controlled by Star Horizon Management LLC (United States), and |
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Colt Technology Services Group Limited (United Kingdom), controlled by Colt Group Holdings Limited (‘Colt’, United Kingdom), ultimately controlled by Star Horizon Management LLC (United States), and

| — | Camelot Landing, LLC (United States), CenturyLink Europe B.V (Netherlands), Lumen Technologies Austria GmbH (Austria), Lumen Technologies Belgium SA (Belgium), Lumen Technologies Denmark ApS (Denmark), Lumen Technologies EMEA Holdings Limited (United Kingdom) and their respective subsidiaries as well as certain US and trans-Atlantic subsea assets of Lumen, together the ‘Target’ or ‘Target Entities’, all belonging to the Lumen group ultimately controlled by Lumen Technologies, Inc. (United States). |
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Camelot Landing, LLC (United States), CenturyLink Europe B.V (Netherlands), Lumen Technologies Austria GmbH (Austria), Lumen Technologies Belgium SA (Belgium), Lumen Technologies Denmark ApS (Denmark), Lumen Technologies EMEA Holdings Limited (United Kingdom) and their respective subsidiaries as well as certain US and trans-Atlantic subsea assets of Lumen, together the ‘Target’ or ‘Target Entities’, all belonging to the Lumen group ultimately controlled by Lumen Technologies, Inc. (United States).

Colt will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the Target.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | Colt is a multinational telecommunications company providing network services for network intensive sectors and voice services that support the transition from traditional to next-generation voice services in Europe, the US, India and Asia. |
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Colt is a multinational telecommunications company providing network services for network intensive sectors and voice services that support the transition from traditional to next-generation voice services in Europe, the US, India and Asia.

| — | The Target Entities provide telecommunications infrastructure (fibre optic infrastructure and colocation services) and enterprise services across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Target comprises substantially all of Lumen’s business and assets in EMEA. |
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The Target Entities provide telecommunications infrastructure (fibre optic infrastructure and colocation services) and enterprise services across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Target comprises substantially all of Lumen’s business and assets in EMEA.

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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.11144 – COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GROUP / LUMEN EMEA BUSINESS

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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