# C_2017047EN.01000601.xml

| 14.2.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 47/6 |
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14.2.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 47/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8331 — Crédit Mutuel Arkéa/Bridgepoint/Primonial Holding)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 47/06)

| 1. | On 6 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which the undertakings Crédit Mutuel Arkéa (France) and Bridgepoint Europe V FIPS (France) controlled by Bridgepoint Group Limited (United Kingdom) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Primonial Holding (France) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 6 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which the undertakings Crédit Mutuel Arkéa (France) and Bridgepoint Europe V FIPS (France) controlled by Bridgepoint Group Limited (United Kingdom) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Primonial Holding (France) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | Crédit Mutuel Arkéa is a French cooperative banking group which also operates in Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Crédit Mutuel Arkéa is a French cooperative banking group which also operates in Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

| — | Bridgepoint is an independent private equity firm that invests primarily in European companies. |
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Bridgepoint is an independent private equity firm that invests primarily in European companies.

| — | Primonial Holding operates in France in the area of savings plans – fund selection, design, management and advice. |
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Primonial Holding operates in France in the area of savings plans – fund selection, design, management and advice.

| 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. |
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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 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.

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| 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 of publication of this notification. 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.8331 — Crédit Mutuel Arkéa/Bridgepoint/Primonial Holding, 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 to it their observations on the proposed operation.

Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date of publication of this notification. 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.8331 — Crédit Mutuel Arkéa/Bridgepoint/Primonial Holding, 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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