# C_2017026EN.01001801.xml

| 26.1.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 26/18 |
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26.1.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 26/18

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8347 — EQT Fund Management/Getec Energie Holding/Getec Target Companies)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 26/09)

| 1. | On 18 January 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which EQT Fund Management Sàrl (‘EQT’, Luxembourg) will acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control with Getec Energie Holding GmBH (‘GEH GmbH’, Germany) over (i) Getec Heat & Power AG; (ii) Getec Wärme & Effizienz AG; (iii) Getec Media AG; (iv) Getec shared services GmbH; (v) Getec Contracting GmbH (together ‘Getec Targets’, Germany), by way of sale and purchase of shares. |
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On 18 January 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which EQT Fund Management Sàrl (‘EQT’, Luxembourg) will acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control with Getec Energie Holding GmBH (‘GEH GmbH’, Germany) over (i) Getec Heat & Power AG; (ii) Getec Wärme & Effizienz AG; (iii) Getec Media AG; (iv) Getec shared services GmbH; (v) Getec Contracting GmbH (together ‘Getec Targets’, Germany), by way of sale and purchase of shares.

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






  — | EQT is an investment fund that seeks to make investments in infrastructure and infrastructure-related assets and businesses in Northern Europe, Continental Europe and North America, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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EQT is an investment fund that seeks to make investments in infrastructure and infrastructure-related assets and businesses in Northern Europe, Continental Europe and North America,

| — | GEH GmbH is active within energy services in connection with energy production and distribution, optimising customers’ energy supply in the form of heat, steam, cooling and electricity, |
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GEH GmbH is active within energy services in connection with energy production and distribution, optimising customers’ energy supply in the form of heat, steam, cooling and electricity,

| — | Getec Targets are specialised in energy contracting in Germany. |
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Getec Targets are specialised in energy contracting in Germany.

| 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.8347 — EQT Fund Management/Getec Energie Holding/Getec Target Companies, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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.8347 — EQT Fund Management/Getec Energie Holding/Getec Target Companies, 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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