# Official Journal C 125/2018

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6110 April 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 125

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6110 April 2018

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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 |
| 2018/C 125/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8843 — Macquarie Group/TDC) (
  1
  ) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 125/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8843 — Macquarie Group/TDC) (
  1
  )

1

1

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 125/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 125/02

Euro exchange rates

2

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 125/03 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8846 — Black Diamond Capital Management/GST AutoLeather) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2018/C 125/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7000 — Liberty Global/Ziggo) (
  1
  ) | 5 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2018/C 125/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8846 — Black Diamond Capital Management/GST AutoLeather) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

3

2018/C 125/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7000 — Liberty Global/Ziggo) (
  1
  )

1

5

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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.8843 — Macquarie Group/TDC)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 125/01)

On 28 March 2018, 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 32018M8843. 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 32018M8843. 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 April 2018

(2018/C 125/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,2304 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 131,66 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4469 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,87088 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,2960 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1790 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 121,30 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,5883 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,357 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 312,10 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1952 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6634 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 5,0018 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6050 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5726 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,6576 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6871 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6158 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 316,69 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,9162 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,7686 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4320 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 958,23 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7641 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 63,999 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 74,1130 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,475 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,1490 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 22,5884 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 79,9545 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2304

JPY

Japanese yen

131,66

DKK

Danish krone

7,4469

GBP

Pound sterling

0,87088

SEK

Swedish krona

10,2960

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1790

ISK

Iceland króna

121,30

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,5883

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,357

HUF

Hungarian forint

312,10

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1952

RON

Romanian leu

4,6634

TRY

Turkish lira

5,0018

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6050

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5726

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,6576

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6871

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6158

KRW

South Korean won

1 316,69

ZAR

South African rand

14,9162

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,7686

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4320

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 958,23

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7641

PHP

Philippine peso

63,999

RUB

Russian rouble

74,1130

THB

Thai baht

38,475

BRL

Brazilian real

4,1490

MXN

Mexican peso

22,5884

INR

Indian rupee

79,9545

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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

| 10.4.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 125/3 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8846 — Black Diamond Capital Management/GST AutoLeather)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 125/03)

| 1. | On 28 March 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
  This notification concerns the following undertakings:






  — | Black Diamond Capital Management, LLC (‘Black Diamond’, United States), controlled by Black Diamond Capital Holdings, LLC (United States), |
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On 28 March 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

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Black Diamond Capital Management, LLC (‘Black Diamond’, United States), controlled by Black Diamond Capital Holdings, LLC (United States),

| — | GST AutoLeather, Inc. (‘GST’, United States), controlled by Advantage Partners (Japan). |
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GST AutoLeather, Inc. (‘GST’, United States), controlled by Advantage Partners (Japan).

Black Diamond Capital Management acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of GST AutoLeather.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

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






  — | Black Diamond is an investment advisory firm specialized in asset management, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Black Diamond is an investment advisory firm specialized in asset management,

| — | GST is a global supplier of automotive interior leather. |
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GST is a global supplier of automotive interior leather.

| 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 the 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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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 the 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.

| 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. The following reference should always be specified:
  M.8846 — Black Diamond Capital Management/GST AutoLeather
  Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





  Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| 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. The following reference should always be specified:

M.8846 — Black Diamond Capital Management/GST AutoLeather

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal 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.7000 — Liberty Global/Ziggo)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 125/04)

| 1. | On 14 March 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The notification concerned the following undertakings:






  — | Liberty Global plc (United Kingdom), |
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On 14 March 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The notification concerned the following undertakings:

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Liberty Global plc (United Kingdom),

| — | Ziggo NV (the Netherlands) |
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Ziggo NV (the Netherlands)

Liberty Global acquired within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Ziggo.

The concentration was accomplished by way of public bid announced on 14 March 2014.

| 2. | On 10 October 2014, the Commission declared the concentration compatible with the common market subject to certain conditions. On 26 October 2017, the General Court annulled the Commission's conditional clearance decision. A supplement to the original notification has been submitted to the Commission on 4 April 2018. |
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On 10 October 2014, the Commission declared the concentration compatible with the common market subject to certain conditions. On 26 October 2017, the General Court annulled the Commission's conditional clearance decision. A supplement to the original notification has been submitted to the Commission on 4 April 2018.

| 3. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | Liberty Global owns and operates cable networks and some mobile networks worldwide and offers television, broadband internet, mobile and telephony services as well as mobile services. In the Netherlands, Liberty Global is active via its participation in VodafoneZiggo, |
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3.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Liberty Global owns and operates cable networks and some mobile networks worldwide and offers television, broadband internet, mobile and telephony services as well as mobile services. In the Netherlands, Liberty Global is active via its participation in VodafoneZiggo,

| — | Ziggo owned and operated a cable network that spans more than half of the Netherlands, including the third and fourth biggest cities, Den Haag and Utrecht. In 2013, Ziggo provided digital and analogue cable video, broadband internet, mobile telephony and digital telephony (VoIP) services to 2,8 million customers. Ziggo is now part of the VodafoneZiggo business. |
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Ziggo owned and operated a cable network that spans more than half of the Netherlands, including the third and fourth biggest cities, Den Haag and Utrecht. In 2013, Ziggo provided digital and analogue cable video, broadband internet, mobile telephony and digital telephony (VoIP) services to 2,8 million customers. Ziggo is now part of the VodafoneZiggo business.

| 4. | 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.

| 5. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
  M.7000 — Liberty Global/Ziggo
  Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





  Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax: +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

5.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.7000 — Liberty Global/Ziggo

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax: +32 22964301

Postal 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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