# C_2011274EN.01001301.xml

| 17.9.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 274/13 |
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17.9.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 274/13

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6331 — KKR/Silver Lake/GO Daddy Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 274/07

| 1. | On 9 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 KKR & Co. L.P. (‘KKR’, USA) and Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. (‘Silver Lake’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking The Go Daddy Group, Inc. (‘Go Daddy Group’, USA) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 9 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 KKR & Co. L.P. (‘KKR’, USA) and Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. (‘Silver Lake’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking The Go Daddy Group, Inc. (‘Go Daddy Group’, USA) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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






  — | KKR: alternative asset management services and capital markets solutions, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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KKR: alternative asset management services and capital markets solutions,

| — | Silver Lake: investment focused on technology, technology-enabled and related growth industries, |
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Silver Lake: investment focused on technology, technology-enabled and related growth industries,

| — | Go Daddy Group: website services. |
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Go Daddy Group: website services.

| 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.6331 — KKR/Silver Lake/GO Daddy Group, 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.6331 — KKR/Silver Lake/GO Daddy Group, 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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