# Official Journal C 262/2017

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6010 August 2017 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 262

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6010 August 2017

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 262/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8358 — Macquarie/National Grid/Gas Distribution Business of National Grid) (
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  ) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 262/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8358 — Macquarie/National Grid/Gas Distribution Business of National Grid) (
  1
  )

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 262/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 262/02

Euro exchange rates

2

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 262/03 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8595 — GE/Macquarie/METT) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2017/C 262/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8520 — Cinven/CPPIB/GTA) (
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  ) | 4 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2017/C 262/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8595 — GE/Macquarie/METT) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  )

1

3

2017/C 262/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8520 — Cinven/CPPIB/GTA) (
  1
  )

1

4

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance.

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8358 — Macquarie/National Grid/Gas Distribution Business of National Grid)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 262/01)

On 16 March 2017, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32017M8358. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32017M8358. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

9 August 2017

(2017/C 262/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1731 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 128,74 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4392 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,90338 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,6210 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1293 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,3398 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 26,160 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 304,60 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2670 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5691 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 4,1518 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4879 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4875 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,1692 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6011 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5988 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 335,79 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 15,8151 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8316 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4028 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 640,36 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 5,0314 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 59,437 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 70,3937 |
| THB | Thai baht | 39,006 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,6793 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,0650 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 74,9140 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1731

JPY

Japanese yen

128,74

DKK

Danish krone

7,4392

GBP

Pound sterling

0,90338

SEK

Swedish krona

9,6210

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1293

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,3398

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

26,160

HUF

Hungarian forint

304,60

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2670

RON

Romanian leu

4,5691

TRY

Turkish lira

4,1518

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4879

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4875

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,1692

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6011

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5988

KRW

South Korean won

1 335,79

ZAR

South African rand

15,8151

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8316

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4028

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 640,36

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

5,0314

PHP

Philippine peso

59,437

RUB

Russian rouble

70,3937

THB

Thai baht

39,006

BRL

Brazilian real

3,6793

MXN

Mexican peso

21,0650

INR

Indian rupee

74,9140

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 10.8.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 262/3 |
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10.8.2017

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8595 — GE/Macquarie/METT)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 262/03)

| 1. | On 3 August 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 General Electric Company (‘GE’, United States) and Macquarie Group Limited (‘Macquarie’, Australia) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Markbygden ETT AB (‘METT’, Sweden) by way of a purchase of shares. |
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On 3 August 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 General Electric Company (‘GE’, United States) and Macquarie Group Limited (‘Macquarie’, Australia) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Markbygden ETT AB (‘METT’, Sweden) by way of a purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for GE: global, diversified manufacturing, technology and services company. Among others it invests in the energy sector and supplies products and services to wind, hydro and solar generation customers.
  —   for Macquarie: global investment, banking and financial services provider.
  —   for METT: owns the Swedish onshore wind park Markbygden ETT with a capacity of 650 MW, expected to be fully operational in December 2019. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for GE: global, diversified manufacturing, technology and services company. Among others it invests in the energy sector and supplies products and services to wind, hydro and solar generation customers.

—   for Macquarie: global investment, banking and financial services provider.

—   for METT: owns the Swedish onshore wind park Markbygden ETT with a capacity of 650 MW, expected to be fully operational in December 2019.

| 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 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 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.

| 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.8595 — GE/Macquarie/METT, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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.8595 — GE/Macquarie/METT, 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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8520 — Cinven/CPPIB/GTA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 262/04)

| 1. | On 4 August 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 Cinven Capital Management (V) General Partner Limited (‘Cinven’, United Kingdom) and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPPIB’, Canada) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over GTA Travel Holding Ltd, Kuoni Holdings and their subsidiaries (together ‘GTA’), by way of purchase of shares. Cinven and CPPIB jointly control Hotelbeds Group (Spain). |
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On 4 August 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 Cinven Capital Management (V) General Partner Limited (‘Cinven’, United Kingdom) and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPPIB’, Canada) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over GTA Travel Holding Ltd, Kuoni Holdings and their subsidiaries (together ‘GTA’), by way of purchase of shares. Cinven and CPPIB jointly control Hotelbeds Group (Spain).

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Cinven: private equity firm engaged in the provision of investment management and investment advisory services to a number of investment funds,
  —   for CPPIB: investment management organisation created by an Act of Parliament to invest the funds of the Canada Pension Plan,
  —   for GTA: intermediation of travel services, in particular business-to-business intermediation of hotel accommodation. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Cinven: private equity firm engaged in the provision of investment management and investment advisory services to a number of investment funds,

—   for CPPIB: investment management organisation created by an Act of Parliament to invest the funds of the Canada Pension Plan,

—   for GTA: intermediation of travel services, in particular business-to-business intermediation of hotel accommodation.

| 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. |
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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.

| 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.8520 — Cinven/CPPIB/GTA, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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.8520 — Cinven/CPPIB/GTA, 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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