# C_2016476EN.01001601.xml

| 20.12.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 476/16 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

20.12.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 476/16

---

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8074 — Schneider Electric/DB Energie/inno2grid JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 476/06)

| 1. | On 9 December 2016, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Schneider Electric GmbH (Germany), a subsidiary of Schneider Electric SE, and DB Energie GmbH (Germany), a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking inno2grid (Germany). |
| --- | --- |

1.

On 9 December 2016, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Schneider Electric GmbH (Germany), a subsidiary of Schneider Electric SE, and DB Energie GmbH (Germany), a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking inno2grid (Germany).

1

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






  — | Schneider Electric SE operates in the electricity distribution, energy management and industrial automation sectors and offers integrated solutions for energy infrastructures, industrial processes, industrial equipment and systems, building automation, data centres and networks, and homes, |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

Schneider Electric SE operates in the electricity distribution, energy management and industrial automation sectors and offers integrated solutions for energy infrastructures, industrial processes, industrial equipment and systems, building automation, data centres and networks, and homes,

| — | Deutsche Bahn AG is a passenger and logistics company in Europe with many subsidiaries in the passenger, infrastructure, transport and logistics sectors. DB Energie GmbH is the energy division of Deutsche Bahn AG. DB Energie GmbH manages the generation and purchase of energy, as well as the provision of energy sources, |
| --- | --- |

—

Deutsche Bahn AG is a passenger and logistics company in Europe with many subsidiaries in the passenger, infrastructure, transport and logistics sectors. DB Energie GmbH is the energy division of Deutsche Bahn AG. DB Energie GmbH manages the generation and purchase of energy, as well as the provision of energy sources,

| — | inno2grid offers design, consulting, planning and testing services, as well as the deployment, operation and distribution of decentralised intelligent energy infrastructures and the corresponding sustainable, connected mobility solutions. |
| --- | --- |

—

inno2grid offers design, consulting, planning and testing services, as well as the deployment, operation and distribution of decentralised intelligent energy infrastructures and the corresponding sustainable, connected mobility solutions.

| 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. |
| --- | --- |

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.

2

| 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. 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.8074 — Schneider Electric/DB Energie/inno2grid JV to the following address:





  European Commission |
| --- | --- |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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. 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.8074 — Schneider Electric/DB Energie/inno2grid JV to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

---

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

1

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

2

---