# C_2017143EN.01000501.xml

| 6.5.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 143/5 |
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6.5.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 143/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8346 — Macquarie/Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited/Offshore wind assets of UK Green Investment Bank plc)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 143/06)

| 1. | On 25 April 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Macquarie Group Limited (Macquarie, Australia), via its subsidiary Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited, and Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited (USSL, UK) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over nine wind farms (‘Target’) from UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB, UK) by way of a purchase of assets. |
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On 25 April 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Macquarie Group Limited (Macquarie, Australia), via its subsidiary Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited, and Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited (USSL, UK) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over nine wind farms (‘Target’) from UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB, UK) by way of a purchase of assets.

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






  — | Macquarie is a global investment company, banking and financial services provider with offices in 28 countries in the world, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Macquarie is a global investment company, banking and financial services provider with offices in 28 countries in the world,

| — | USSL is a corporate trustee responsible for managing a UK private sector pension scheme for academic and comparable staff in UK universities and other higher education and research institutions, |
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USSL is a corporate trustee responsible for managing a UK private sector pension scheme for academic and comparable staff in UK universities and other higher education and research institutions,

| — | The Target is nine wind farms located off the coast of England and Wales. |
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The Target is nine wind farms located off the coast of England and Wales.

| 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 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 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.8346 — Macquarie/Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited/Offshore wind assets of UK Green Investment Bank plc, 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.8346 — Macquarie/Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited/Offshore wind assets of UK Green Investment Bank plc, 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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