# C_2016413EN.01001101.xml

| 10.11.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 413/11 |
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10.11.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 413/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8226 — TowerBrook Capital Partners/Van Dijk Educatie Beheer)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 413/10)

| 1. | On 3 November 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 TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P. (‘TowerBrook’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Van Dijk Educatie Beheer BV (‘Van Dijk’, Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 3 November 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 TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P. (‘TowerBrook’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Van Dijk Educatie Beheer BV (‘Van Dijk’, Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | TowerBrook is a global private equity firm investing in healthcare products and services, financial services, consumer goods, telecommunications, media, chemicals, knowledge services and selected industrial segments. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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TowerBrook is a global private equity firm investing in healthcare products and services, financial services, consumer goods, telecommunications, media, chemicals, knowledge services and selected industrial segments.

| — | Van Dijk sells and rents textbooks and other educational resources to secondary schools and to students in vocational, higher professional, and university education. It also sells professional and management books to government agencies and provides subscription agency services to government agencies and private undertakings. |
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Van Dijk sells and rents textbooks and other educational resources to secondary schools and to students in vocational, higher professional, and university education. It also sells professional and management books to government agencies and provides subscription agency services to government agencies and private undertakings.

| 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.8226 — TowerBrook Capital Partners/Van Dijk Educatie Beheer, 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.8226 — TowerBrook Capital Partners/Van Dijk Educatie Beheer, 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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