# C_2016420EN.01001301.xml

| 15.11.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 420/13 |
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15.11.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 420/13

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8218 — Egeria Industrials/Clondalkin)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 420/06)

| 1. | On 8 November 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Egeria Industrials AG (‘Egeria’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Clondalkin Group Holdings BV (‘Clondalkin’, The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 8 November 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Egeria Industrials AG (‘Egeria’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Clondalkin Group Holdings BV (‘Clondalkin’, The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Egeria: private equity investment, longhold portfolio investments and real estate investments,
  —   for Clondalkin: manufacture of flexible packaging products including barrier films, biodegradable films, bundle wrapping, capping foils and lidding films, cereal liners, confectionery packaging, flower sleeves packaging, frozen food film, home & personal care films and laminates, lids, shrink sleeves, skin packaging, stand- up pouches and tobacco inner liners, laminate food packaging and other similar products. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Egeria: private equity investment, longhold portfolio investments and real estate investments,

for Egeria

—   for Clondalkin: manufacture of flexible packaging products including barrier films, biodegradable films, bundle wrapping, capping foils and lidding films, cereal liners, confectionery packaging, flower sleeves packaging, frozen food film, home & personal care films and laminates, lids, shrink sleeves, skin packaging, stand- up pouches and tobacco inner liners, laminate food packaging and other similar products.

for Clondalkin

| 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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the 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 this Notice. |
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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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the 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 this Notice.

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| 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.8218 — Egeria Industrials/Clondalkin, 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.8218 — Egeria Industrials/Clondalkin, 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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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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