# C_2012300EN.01001701.xml

| 5.10.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 300/17 |
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5.10.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 300/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6665 — Sun Capital/Rexam Personal and Home Care Packaging Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 300/12

| 1. | On 27 September 2012, the Commission received a 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) by which certain entities comprising the Rexam Personal and Home Care Packaging Business (‘Rexam PC’, UK) will be acquired, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, by a holding company ultimately controlled by Sun Capital Partners Fund V, LP (‘Sun Capital’, USA) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 27 September 2012, the Commission received a 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) by which certain entities comprising the Rexam Personal and Home Care Packaging Business (‘Rexam PC’, UK) will be acquired, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, by a holding company ultimately controlled by Sun Capital Partners Fund V, LP (‘Sun Capital’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Sun Capital: private investment fund controlling portfolio of companies, one of which is Albéa, a cosmetic and personal care packaging manufacturer, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Sun Capital: private investment fund controlling portfolio of companies, one of which is Albéa, a cosmetic and personal care packaging manufacturer,

| — | for Rexam PC: manufacturing of packaging solutions for the cosmetics, perfumery, personal and home care sectors. |
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for Rexam PC: manufacturing of packaging solutions for the cosmetics, perfumery, personal and home care sectors.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC 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 the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6665 — Sun Capital/Rexam Personal and Home Care Packaging Business, 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6665 — Sun Capital/Rexam Personal and Home Care Packaging Business, 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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