# C_2011297EN.01001001.xml

| 8.10.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 297/10 |
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8.10.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 297/10

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6368 — TPG/Fournais Holding/Lars Seier Christensen Holding/Saxo Bank)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 297/06

| 1. | On 27 September 2011, 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 TPG VI Saxo AIV, L.P. (‘TPG’, UK) and Lars Seier Christensen Holding A/S and Fournais Holding A/S (together the ‘Founders’, DK) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the undertaking Saxo Bank A/S (‘Saxo Bank’, DK) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 27 September 2011, 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 TPG VI Saxo AIV, L.P. (‘TPG’, UK) and Lars Seier Christensen Holding A/S and Fournais Holding A/S (together the ‘Founders’, DK) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the undertaking Saxo Bank A/S (‘Saxo Bank’, DK) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | TPG: a member of the TPG Group, a global private investment firm that manages a family of funds that invest in a variety of companies through acquisitions and corporate restructurings, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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TPG: a member of the TPG Group, a global private investment firm that manages a family of funds that invest in a variety of companies through acquisitions and corporate restructurings,

| — | Founders: The main activity of the Founders is to own, manage and trade in securities, |
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Founders: The main activity of the Founders is to own, manage and trade in securities,

| — | Saxo Bank: an online Danish investment bank specializing in online trading and investment. |
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Saxo Bank: an online Danish investment bank specializing in online trading and investment.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 EC Merger Regulation (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 the EC 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 EC Merger Regulation (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 (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6368 — TPG/Fournais Holding/Lars Seier Christensen Holding/Saxo Bank, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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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 (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6368 — TPG/Fournais Holding/Lars Seier Christensen Holding/Saxo Bank, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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