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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 20.08.2018

Brussels, 20.08.2018

C(2018) 5619 final

C(2018) 5619 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying party :

To the notifying party :

Subject:Case M.9013 – AMEY GROUP / CAL / CAHPL

  Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004
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  and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area
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Subject:

Case M.9013 – AMEY GROUP / CAL / CAHPL

Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004

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and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area

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Dear Sir or Madam,

Dear Sir or Madam,

1.On 25 July 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Amey UK plc (‘Amey’, United Kingdom), belonging to the Ferrovial SA Group (Spain), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of the undertakings CarillionAmey Limited (‘CAL’, United Kingdom) and CarillionAmey (Housing Prime) Limited (‘CAHPL’, United Kingdom), both jointly controlled by Amey and Carillion Holdings Limited (in liquidation) (‘Carillion’, United Kingdom), by way of purchase of shares.
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1.

On 25 July 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Amey UK plc (‘Amey’, United Kingdom), belonging to the Ferrovial SA Group (Spain), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of the undertakings CarillionAmey Limited (‘CAL’, United Kingdom) and CarillionAmey (Housing Prime) Limited (‘CAHPL’, United Kingdom), both jointly controlled by Amey and Carillion Holdings Limited (in liquidation) (‘Carillion’, United Kingdom), by way of purchase of shares.

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2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for Amey: provision of integrated infrastructure support services and facility management services to the private and public sectors in the United Kingdom,

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for

Amey

: provision of integrated infrastructure support services and facility management services to the private and public sectors in the United Kingdom,

- for CAL and CAHPL: provision of repair and maintenance services for certain buildings and assests of the UK Ministry of Defence in the United Kingdom.

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for

CAL

and

CAHPL

: provision of repair and maintenance services for certain buildings and assests of the UK Ministry of Defence in the United Kingdom.

3.After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(d) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.
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After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(d) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.
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4.For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

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For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

For the Commission

For the Commission

(Signed)

Johannes LAITENBERGER
  Director-General

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     OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the 'Merger Regulation'). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ('TFEU') has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of 'Community' by 'Union' and 'common market' by 'internal market'. The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.

OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.