# C_2017122EN.01001801.xml

| 19.4.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 122/18 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8421 — WestRock/MPS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 122/07)

| 1. | On 7 April 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004( 1 ) by which WestRock Company (‘WestRock’, USA) acquires sole control, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, of Multi Packaging Solutions International Limited (‘MPS’, Bermuda) by way of a purchase of shares. |
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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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WestRock is a multinational provider of paper and packaging solutions for consumer and corrugated packaging markets. It provides a variety of packaging solutions such as folding cartons, paperboard, dispensing systems, point-of-purchase displays, corrugated containers, portioning and protective packaging to customers in the beauty and personal care, beverage, food, foodservice, healthcare, home and garden, retail and tobacco sectors. WestRock also manufactures kraft paper, bleached paperboard and coated recycled paperboard as well as offering commercial printing solutions; —
MPS is active in the manufacture and sale of specialty packaging solutions. This includes premium folding cartons, such as gift boxes, packaging inserts, such as leaflets and booklets, labels, mainly for pharmaceutical goods, consumer goods and media purposes, and rigid packaging, for perfumes and spirits. | — | WestRock is a multinational provider of paper and packaging solutions for consumer and corrugated packaging markets. It provides a variety of packaging solutions such as folding cartons, paperboard, dispensing systems, point-of-purchase displays, corrugated containers, portioning and protective packaging to customers in the beauty and personal care, beverage, food, foodservice, healthcare, home and garden, retail and tobacco sectors. WestRock also manufactures kraft paper, bleached paperboard and coated recycled paperboard as well as offering commercial printing solutions; | — | MPS is active in the manufacture and sale of specialty packaging solutions. This includes premium folding cartons, such as gift boxes, packaging inserts, such as leaflets and booklets, labels, mainly for pharmaceutical goods, consumer goods and media purposes, and rigid packaging, for perfumes and spirits. |
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| — | WestRock is a multinational provider of paper and packaging solutions for consumer and corrugated packaging markets. It provides a variety of packaging solutions such as folding cartons, paperboard, dispensing systems, point-of-purchase displays, corrugated containers, portioning and protective packaging to customers in the beauty and personal care, beverage, food, foodservice, healthcare, home and garden, retail and tobacco sectors. WestRock also manufactures kraft paper, bleached paperboard and coated recycled paperboard as well as offering commercial printing solutions; | | | | |
| — | MPS is active in the manufacture and sale of specialty packaging solutions. This includes premium folding cartons, such as gift boxes, packaging inserts, such as leaflets and booklets, labels, mainly for pharmaceutical goods, consumer goods and media purposes, and rigid packaging, for perfumes and spirits. | | | | |

| 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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| 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.8421 — WestRock/MPS, to the following address:
European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË | European Commission | Directorate-General for Competition | Merger Registry | 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel | BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
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| European Commission | | | | | | |
| Directorate-General for Competition | | | | | | |
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| 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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