# C_2017182EN.01000501.xml

| 9.6.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 182/5 |
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9.6.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 182/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8525 — Apax Partners/Safety-Kleen)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 182/04)

| 1. | On 1 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 undertaking Apax Partners LLP (United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking WP Safety-Kleen (Cayman) Limited (‘Safety-Kleen’, Cayman Islands) by way of a purchase of shares. |
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On 1 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 undertaking Apax Partners LLP (United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking WP Safety-Kleen (Cayman) Limited (‘Safety-Kleen’, Cayman Islands) by way of a purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Apax Partners LLP: provision of investment advisory services to private equity funds investing primarily in Europe in a range of industry sectors,
  —   for Safety-Kleen: provision of industrial parts cleaning machines, related cleaning products/solutions and spent detergent and solvent collection services. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Apax Partners LLP: provision of investment advisory services to private equity funds investing primarily in Europe in a range of industry sectors,

for Apax Partners LLP

—   for Safety-Kleen: provision of industrial parts cleaning machines, related cleaning products/solutions and spent detergent and solvent collection services.

for Safety-Kleen

| 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.8525 — Apax Partners/Safety-Kleen, 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.8525 — Apax Partners/Safety-Kleen, 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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