# C_2017111EN.01001301.xml

| 8.4.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 111/13 |
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8.4.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 111/13

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8415 — Ennoconn/S&T)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 111/12)

| 1. | On 31 March 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 Ennoconn Corporation (‘Ennoconn’, Taiwan), a company in which Hon Hai Precision Co Ltd (‘Hon Hai’, Taiwan) holds an equity interest, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation de facto control of the whole of the undertaking S&T AG (‘S&T’, Austria) by way of a purchase of shares. |
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On 31 March 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 Ennoconn Corporation (‘Ennoconn’, Taiwan), a company in which Hon Hai Precision Co Ltd (‘Hon Hai’, Taiwan) holds an equity interest, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation de facto control of the whole of the undertaking S&T AG (‘S&T’, Austria) by way of a purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Ennoconn: provision of electronics manufacturing services to electronics original equipment manufacturers. Ennoconn has operations worldwide,
  —   for Hon Hai: provision of electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers of electronic products such as computers, mobile phones, video game consoles and televisions. Hon Hai has operations across the Americas, Asia and Europe,
  —   for S&T: development of hard- and software-based appliances and embedded solutions, and provision of information technology services such as system integration, software development and maintenance and outsourcing services. S&T AG is present in more than 20 countries. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Ennoconn: provision of electronics manufacturing services to electronics original equipment manufacturers. Ennoconn has operations worldwide,

for Ennoconn

—   for Hon Hai: provision of electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers of electronic products such as computers, mobile phones, video game consoles and televisions. Hon Hai has operations across the Americas, Asia and Europe,

for Hon Hai

—   for S&T: development of hard- and software-based appliances and embedded solutions, and provision of information technology services such as system integration, software development and maintenance and outsourcing services. S&T AG is present in more than 20 countries.

for S&T

| 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 M.8415 — Ennoconn/S&T, 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.8415 — Ennoconn/S&T, 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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