# C_2017139EN.01003101.xml

| 4.5.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 139/31 |
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4.5.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 139/31

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8399 — CWS-boco/Rentokil Initial Target Businesses)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 139/08)

| 1. | On 26 April 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking CWS-boco International GmbH (‘CWS-boco’, Germany), a wholly owned subsidiary of Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH (‘Haniel’, Germany), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the textile, washroom, cleanroom and dust mats businesses of Rentokil Initial plc, (‘Rentokil Initial’, United Kingdom) in a number of EU Member States (‘Rentokil Initial’s Target businesses’) by way of a purchase of shares. |
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On 26 April 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking CWS-boco International GmbH (‘CWS-boco’, Germany), a wholly owned subsidiary of Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH (‘Haniel’, Germany), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the textile, washroom, cleanroom and dust mats businesses of Rentokil Initial plc, (‘Rentokil Initial’, United Kingdom) in a number of EU Member States (‘Rentokil Initial’s Target businesses’) by way of a purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for CWS-boco: provision of textile, cleanroom, washroom and dust mats services, mainly in the EU. Haniel is a diversified German holding company.
  —   for Rentokil Initial’s Target businesses: provision of textile, cleanroom, washroom and dust mats services in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for CWS-boco: provision of textile, cleanroom, washroom and dust mats services, mainly in the EU. Haniel is a diversified German holding company.

for CWS-boco

—   for Rentokil Initial’s Target businesses: provision of textile, cleanroom, washroom and dust mats services in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland.

for Rentokil Initial’s Target businesses

| 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. |
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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.

| 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 number M.8399 — CWS-boco/Rentokil Initial Target Businesses, 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 number M.8399 — CWS-boco/Rentokil Initial Target Businesses, 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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