# C_2012093EN.01003401.xml

| 30.3.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 93/34 |
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30.3.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 93/34

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6508 — GIP/Fluxys G/Fluxys Switzerland)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 93/12

| 1. | On 22 March 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which, on the one hand, the undertakings Global Infrastructure Partners-A1 LP, Global Infrastructure Partners-B LP and Global Infrastructure Partner-C LP (‘GIP’, USA), that are companies ultimately jointly controlled by General Electric Company (‘GE’, USA), and Credit Suisse Group (‘Credit Suisse’, Switzerland) and, on the other hand, Fluxys G SA (‘Fluxys’, Belgium), ultimately controlled by Publigas (Belgium), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking FluxSwiss SA (‘FluxSwiss’, Switzerland), by way of purchase of shares. Currently FluxSwiss is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fluxys. |
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On 22 March 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which, on the one hand, the undertakings Global Infrastructure Partners-A1 LP, Global Infrastructure Partners-B LP and Global Infrastructure Partner-C LP (‘GIP’, USA), that are companies ultimately jointly controlled by General Electric Company (‘GE’, USA), and Credit Suisse Group (‘Credit Suisse’, Switzerland) and, on the other hand, Fluxys G SA (‘Fluxys’, Belgium), ultimately controlled by Publigas (Belgium), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking FluxSwiss SA (‘FluxSwiss’, Switzerland), by way of purchase of shares. Currently FluxSwiss is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fluxys.

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






  — | for GIP: investment fund specialised in infrastructure and infrastructure-related assets worldwide, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for GIP: investment fund specialised in infrastructure and infrastructure-related assets worldwide,

| — | for Fluxys: operates natural gas transmission infrastructure in Europe, |
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for Fluxys: operates natural gas transmission infrastructure in Europe,

| — | for FluxSwiss: manages a natural gas pipeline in Switzerland, |
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for FluxSwiss: manages a natural gas pipeline in Switzerland,

| — | for GE: a diversified company that is also active in supplying goods and services to natural gas infrastructure and financial lending to gas production and exploration projects, |
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for GE: a diversified company that is also active in supplying goods and services to natural gas infrastructure and financial lending to gas production and exploration projects,

| — | for Credit Suisse: financial services. |
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for Credit Suisse: financial 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.6508 — GIP/Fluxys G/Fluxys Switzerland, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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.6508 — GIP/Fluxys G/Fluxys Switzerland, 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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