UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSI 

COMMISSIONERS: Joseph J. Simons, Chairman 

Noah Joshua Phillips 

Rohit Chopra 

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter 

Christine S. Wilson 

In the Matter of 

RAG-Stiftung, 

Evonik Industries AG, 

Evonik Corporation, 

Evonik International Holding B.V., 

One Equity Partners Secondary Fund, 

L.P., Docket No. 9384 

One Equity Partners V, L.P., 

Lexington Capital Partners VII (AIV I), 

L.P., 

PeroxyChem Holding Company LLC, 

PeroxyChem Holdings, L.P., 

PeroxyChem Holdings LLC, 

PeroxyChem LLC 

and 

PeroxyChem Cooperatief U.A. 
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COMPLAINT COUNSEL’S RESPONSE TO RESPONDENTS’ MOTION TO 

WITHDRAW THE MATTER FROM ADJUDICATION 

 Pursuant to Rule 3.26 of the Federal Trade Commission’s Rules of Practice for 

Adjudicative Proceedings, Complaint Counsel does not object to Respondents’ motion to 

withdraw the above-captioned matter from adjudication under Rule 3.26(c). 

 Complaint Counsel does not respond to Respondents’ request that the Commission 

“exercise its discretion to dismiss the proceedings,” Mot. to Withdraw at 6, as Respondents have 

not filed a motion to dismiss the administrative complaint under Rule 3.26(d). If and when 

Respondents file a motion to dismiss under Rule 3.26(d), Complaint Counsel will respond with 

its position at that time. 

Date: February 11, 2020 

 /s/ James Rhilinger 

James Rhilinger 

Amy Dobrzynski 

Daniel Matheson 

Dominic Vote 

Federal Trade Commission 

Bureau of Competition 

600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20580 

Tel: 202-326-2871 

Email: jrhilinger@ftc.gov 

Counsel Supporting the Complaint 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on February 11, 2020, I filed the foregoing document electronically using 

the FTC’s E-Filing System, which will send notification of such filing to: 

April Tabor 

 Acting Secretary 

 Federal Trade Commission 

 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Rm. H-113 

 Washington, DC 20580 

 ElectronicFilings@ftc.gov

The Honorable D. Michael Chappell 

 Administrative Law Judge 

 Federal Trade Commission 

 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Rm. H-110 

 Washington, DC 20580 

I also certify that I caused the foregoing document to be served via email to: 

Eric Mahr 

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP 

700 13th Street, NW 

10th Floor 

Washington, DC 20005-3960 

Tel: (202) 777-4545 

Email: eric.mahr@freshfields.com 

Counsel for Defendants RAG-Stiftung, Evonik 

Industries AG, Evonik Corporation, and 

Evonik International Holding B.V.

Mike Cowie 

James Fishkin 

Dechert LLP 

1900 K St, NW 

Washington, DC 20006 

Tel: (202) 261-3339 

Email: mike.cowie@dechert.com 

Email: james.fishkin@dechert.com 

Counsel for Defendants One Equity Partners 

Secondary Fund, L.P., One Equity Partners V, 

L.P., Lexington Capital Partners VII (AIV I), 

L.P., PeroxyChem Holding Company LLC, 

PeroxyChem Holdings, L.P., PeroxyChem 

Holdings LLC, PeroxyChem LLC, and 

PeroxyChem Cooperatief U.A. 

 
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CERTIFICATE FOR ELECTRONIC FILING 

I certify that the electronic copy sent to the Secretary of the Commission is a true and correct 

copy of the paper original and that I possess a paper original of the signed document that is 

available for review by the parties and the adjudicator. 

February 11, 2020 By: /s/ Daniel J. Matheson 

 Daniel J. Matheson