# C_2016378EN.01002401.xml

| 14.10.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 378/24 |
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14.10.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 378/24

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8146 — Carlyle/Schön Klinik)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 378/13)

| 1. | On 7 October 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking CGP Peggy SARL (Luxembourg) a special purpose vehicle belonging to the Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle Group’), together with the Schön Family acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Schön Klink SE (Germany) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and participations (‘Schön Klinik Group’) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 7 October 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking CGP Peggy SARL (Luxembourg) a special purpose vehicle belonging to the Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle Group’), together with the Schön Family acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Schön Klink SE (Germany) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and participations (‘Schön Klinik Group’) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Carlyle: is a global alternative asset manager. It manages funds that invest globally across four investment disciplines: (i) corporate private equity, (ii) real assets, (iii) global market strategies and (iv) investment solutions.
  —   for Schön Klinik Group: private hospital operator for publicly and privately insured patients in Germany which focuses on the acute medical segments mental illnesses, orthopaedics and neurology. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Carlyle: is a global alternative asset manager. It manages funds that invest globally across four investment disciplines: (i) corporate private equity, (ii) real assets, (iii) global market strategies and (iv) investment solutions.

for Carlyle

—   for Schön Klinik Group: private hospital operator for publicly and privately insured patients in Germany which focuses on the acute medical segments mental illnesses, orthopaedics and neurology.

for Schön Klinik Group

| 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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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 M.8146 — Carlyle/Schön Klinik, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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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 M.8146 — Carlyle/Schön Klinik, 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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