# Official Journal C 37/2017

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 604 February 2017 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 37

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 604 February 2017

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 37/01 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |

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Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 37/01

Euro exchange rates

1

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 37/02 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8369 — KKR/Hitachi Koki) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2017/C 37/03 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8353 — CVC/Corialis) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 3 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2017/C 37/02

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8369 — KKR/Hitachi Koki) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

2

2017/C 37/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8353 — CVC/Corialis) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

3

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 4.2.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 37/1 |
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4.2.2017

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 37/1

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Euro exchange rates (1)

3 February 2017

(2017/C 37/01)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,0741 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 121,49 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4376 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,86013 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,4420 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0695 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,8568 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,021 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 309,46 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2972 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5158 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 4,0118 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4057 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4023 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,3343 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,4781 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5186 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 232,25 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,4212 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,3776 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4331 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 333,86 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7561 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 53,461 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 63,6106 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,653 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,3641 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 22,0157 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 72,3095 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0741

JPY

Japanese yen

121,49

DKK

Danish krone

7,4376

GBP

Pound sterling

0,86013

SEK

Swedish krona

9,4420

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0695

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,8568

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,021

HUF

Hungarian forint

309,46

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2972

RON

Romanian leu

4,5158

TRY

Turkish lira

4,0118

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4057

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4023

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,3343

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,4781

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5186

KRW

South Korean won

1 232,25

ZAR

South African rand

14,4212

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,3776

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4331

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 333,86

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7561

PHP

Philippine peso

53,461

RUB

Russian rouble

63,6106

THB

Thai baht

37,653

BRL

Brazilian real

3,3641

MXN

Mexican peso

22,0157

INR

Indian rupee

72,3095

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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

| 4.2.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 37/2 |
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4.2.2017

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8369 — KKR/Hitachi Koki)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 37/02)

| 1. | On 26 January 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which investment funds advised by the affiliates of KKR & Co. L.P. (‘KKR’, United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd (‘Hitachi Koki’, Japan) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 26 January 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which investment funds advised by the affiliates of KKR & Co. L.P. (‘KKR’, United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd (‘Hitachi Koki’, Japan) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for KKR: a global investment firm which offering a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and providing capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and clients,
  —   for Hitachi Koki: a Japan-based global company manufacturing and selling power tools and life-sciences instruments. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for KKR: a global investment firm which offering a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and providing capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and clients,

—   for Hitachi Koki: a Japan-based global company manufacturing and selling power tools and life-sciences instruments.

| 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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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.

| 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.8369 — KKR/Hitachi Koki, 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.8369 — KKR/Hitachi Koki, 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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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8353 — CVC/Corialis)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 37/03)

| 1. | On 26 January 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC’, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of AI Alu (Luxembourg) SARL and AI Alu & Cy S.C.A. (‘Corialis’, Luxembourg), which is the holding of the Corialis group, by way of purchases of shares and other securities. |
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1.

On 26 January 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC’, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of AI Alu (Luxembourg) SARL and AI Alu & Cy S.C.A. (‘Corialis’, Luxembourg), which is the holding of the Corialis group, by way of purchases of shares and other securities.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for CVC: private equity investment in various industries including chemicals, utilities, manufacturing, retailing and distribution,
  —   for Corialis: production and supply of aluminium extrusion services and aluminium coated building systems and profiles for windows, doors, conservatories and curtain walls. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for CVC: private equity investment in various industries including chemicals, utilities, manufacturing, retailing and distribution,

—   for Corialis: production and supply of aluminium extrusion services and aluminium coated building systems and profiles for windows, doors, conservatories and curtain walls.

| 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 this 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 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.8353 — CVC/Corialis, 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.8353 — CVC/Corialis, 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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