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| 25.2.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 47/23 |
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25.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 47/23

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/ M.4095 — Deutsche Telekom/Corpus/Morgan Stanley/Sireo)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 47/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 17 February 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Deutsche Telekom AG (‘DTAG’, Germany), Corpus Immobiliengruppe GmbH & Co. KG (‘Corpus’, Germany) and Morgan Stanley Bank AG (‘MSBAG’, Germany) belonging to the Morgan Stanley group acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the existing joint venture Sireo Real Estate Asset Management GmbH (‘Sireo’, Germany) in its new expanded format. |
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On 17 February 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Deutsche Telekom AG (‘DTAG’, Germany), Corpus Immobiliengruppe GmbH & Co. KG (‘Corpus’, Germany) and Morgan Stanley Bank AG (‘MSBAG’, Germany) belonging to the Morgan Stanley group acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the existing joint venture Sireo Real Estate Asset Management GmbH (‘Sireo’, Germany) in its new expanded format.

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






  — | for undertaking DTAG: telecoms; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking DTAG: telecoms;

| — | for undertaking Corpus: asset management, real estate services and project development; |
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for undertaking Corpus: asset management, real estate services and project development;

| — | for undertaking MSBAG: financial services; |
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for undertaking MSBAG: financial services;

| — | for undertaking Sireo: real estate funds and consultancy services for real estate funds. |
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for undertaking Sireo: real estate funds and consultancy services for real estate funds.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 the Notice. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 the 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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M. 4095 — Deutsche Telekom/Corpus/Morgan Stanley/Sireo, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Competition DG |
| Merger Registry |
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| B-1049 Brussels |

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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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M. 4095 — Deutsche Telekom/Corpus/Morgan Stanley/Sireo, to the following address:

European Commission

Competition DG

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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