# IMMC.MTF_2018_8975_FIN.ENG.xhtml.m8975.docx

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 13.7.2018

Brussels, 13.7.2018

C(2018) 4763 final

C(2018) 4763 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying party :

To the notifying party :

Subject:Case M.8975 — CVC Capital Partners/Mehiläinen Holding

  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.8975 — CVC Capital Partners/Mehiläinen Holding

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 20 June 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Mehiläinen Holding AB (‘Mehiläinen’, Sweden) by the way of purchase of shares.
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On 20 June 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Mehiläinen Holding AB (‘Mehiläinen’, Sweden) by the 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 CVC: managing investment funds and platforms,

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for CVC: managing investment funds and platforms,

-for Mehiläinen: holding company of Mehiläinen Oy, which provides healthcare and social care services in Finland

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for Mehiläinen: holding company of Mehiläinen Oy, which provides healthcare and social care services in Finland

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(c) 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(c) 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)

(Signed)

Johannes LAITENBERGER
  Director-General

Johannes LAITENBERGER
  Director

-General

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.