# C_2017150EN.01000601.xml

| 13.5.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 150/6 |
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13.5.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 150/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8477 — LGP/OMERS/OPE Caliber Holdings)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 150/04)

| 1. | On 5 May 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. (‘LGP’, United States) and OPE USA Investment Corporation (‘OPE’), an entity which forms part of the wider OMERS Group (‘OMERS Group’, Canada), acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over OPE Caliber Holdings Inc., which together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries is referred to as Caliber Collision Centers (‘CCC’, United States) by way of a purchase of shares. |
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On 5 May 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. (‘LGP’, United States) and OPE USA Investment Corporation (‘OPE’), an entity which forms part of the wider OMERS Group (‘OMERS Group’, Canada), acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over OPE Caliber Holdings Inc., which together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries is referred to as Caliber Collision Centers (‘CCC’, United States) by way of a purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | LGP is a US private equity investment firm headquartered in Los Angeles. LGP’s primary sectors of focus are retail, consumer, healthcare, wellness, business, consumer services and distribution. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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LGP is a US private equity investment firm headquartered in Los Angeles. LGP’s primary sectors of focus are retail, consumer, healthcare, wellness, business, consumer services and distribution.

| — | OMERS Group is the administrator of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Primary Pension Plan in Canada. |
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OMERS Group is the administrator of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Primary Pension Plan in Canada.

| — | CCC operates a network of automobile collision repair centres in the United States. CCC is exclusively active in the United States and has no current or foreseen business activities or revenues in the EEA. CCC is currently solely controlled by OPE. |
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CCC operates a network of automobile collision repair centres in the United States. CCC is exclusively active in the United States and has no current or foreseen business activities or revenues in the EEA. CCC is currently solely controlled by OPE.

| 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 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 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.8477 — LGP/OMERS/OPE Caliber Holdings, 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.8477 — LGP/OMERS/OPE Caliber Holdings, 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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