# C_2017206EN.01004801.xml

| 30.6.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 206/48 |
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30.6.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 206/48

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8546 — Intermediate Capital Group/DomusVi Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 206/16)

| 1. | On 20 June 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which an investment fund advised by the undertaking Intermediate Capital Group, plc (‘ICG’, UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking CasaVita SAS and its subsidiaries (‘the DomusVi Group’, France), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 20 June 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which an investment fund advised by the undertaking Intermediate Capital Group, plc (‘ICG’, UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking CasaVita SAS and its subsidiaries (‘the DomusVi Group’, France), by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for ICG: asset manager investing in private debt, credit and equity in Europe, Asia Pacific and the US,
  —   DomusVi Group: is a French group operating medicalised and non-medicalised nursing homes for old people and providing care services for the elderly in France and Spain. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for ICG: asset manager investing in private debt, credit and equity in Europe, Asia Pacific and the US,

for ICG

—   DomusVi Group: is a French group operating medicalised and non-medicalised nursing homes for old people and providing care services for the elderly in France and Spain.

DomusVi Group

| 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.8546 — Intermediate Capital Group/DomusVi Group, 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.8546 — Intermediate Capital Group/DomusVi Group, 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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