# C_2017007EN.01000301.xml

| 10.1.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 7/3 |
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10.1.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 7/3

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8339 — Macquarie/Prédica/Pisto)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 7/03)

| 1. | On 23 December 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Macquarie Group Limited (‘Macquarie’, Australia) and Prédica Prévoyance Dialogue du Crédit Agricole (‘Prédica’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking Macquarie Strategic Storage Facilities Holdings S.A.R.L. (France), the parent company of the Pisto Group (‘Pisto’), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 23 December 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Macquarie Group Limited (‘Macquarie’, Australia) and Prédica Prévoyance Dialogue du Crédit Agricole (‘Prédica’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking Macquarie Strategic Storage Facilities Holdings S.A.R.L. (France), the parent company of the Pisto Group (‘Pisto’), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | Macquarie provides banking and financial services, as well as advisory, investment and fund management services; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Macquarie provides banking and financial services, as well as advisory, investment and fund management services;

| — | Prédica is part of the Crédit Agricole Group, which provides a wide range of banking and investment services; |
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Prédica is part of the Crédit Agricole Group, which provides a wide range of banking and investment services;

| — | Pisto manages facilities for the reception, storage and transfer of petroleum products. |
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Pisto manages facilities for the reception, storage and transfer of petroleum products.

| 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 the 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 the Notice.

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| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit to it their observations on the proposed operation.
  Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference M.8339 — Macquarie/Prédica/Pisto by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post 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 to it their observations on the proposed operation.

Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference M.8339 — Macquarie/Prédica/Pisto by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post 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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