# C_2017194EN.01004701.xml

| 17.6.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 194/47 |
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17.6.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/47

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8505 — NN Group/ATP/Hotel)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 194/08)

| 1. | On 6 June 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 NN Group N.V. (‘NN Group’, Netherlands), through its wholly owned subsidiary REI Germany B.V. (‘REI’, Netherlands), and Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension (‘ATP’, Denmark) indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over a building complex in Munich, Germany that mainly comprises a Holiday Inn hotel (‘Hotel’), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 6 June 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 NN Group N.V. (‘NN Group’, Netherlands), through its wholly owned subsidiary REI Germany B.V. (‘REI’, Netherlands), and Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension (‘ATP’, Denmark) indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over a building complex in Munich, Germany that mainly comprises a Holiday Inn hotel (‘Hotel’), by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   NN Group: a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering investment and insurance services.
  —   ATP: a Danish public pension fund with 4,9 million members under supervision by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority. It administers a number of welfare and social security schemes that help to provide basic security for Danish citizens.
  —   Hotel: a building known as the Holiday Inn hotel located at Hochstraße 3, Munich, Germany and the appertaining parking, restaurants, bar and leisure facilities. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   NN Group: a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering investment and insurance services.

NN Group

—   ATP: a Danish public pension fund with 4,9 million members under supervision by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority. It administers a number of welfare and social security schemes that help to provide basic security for Danish citizens.

ATP

—   Hotel: a building known as the Holiday Inn hotel located at Hochstraße 3, Munich, Germany and the appertaining parking, restaurants, bar and leisure facilities.

Hotel

| 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 the 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 the 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.8505 — NN Group/ATP/Hotel, 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.8505 — NN Group/ATP/Hotel, 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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