# C_2011315EN.01001101.xml

| 28.10.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 315/11 |
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28.10.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 315/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6404 — Hochtief Solutions/Ventizz/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 315/06

| 1. | On 21 October 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Hochtief Solutions AG (‘Hochtief Solutions’, Germany) and Ventizz Capital Fund IV L.P. (‘Ventizz IV’, Jersey) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’, Luxembourg) by way of a purchase of shares. |
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On 21 October 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Hochtief Solutions AG (‘Hochtief Solutions’, Germany) and Ventizz Capital Fund IV L.P. (‘Ventizz IV’, Jersey) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’, Luxembourg) by way of a purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Hochtief Solutions: active in a number of different business areas, including service solutions, real estate solutions, energy and infrastructure solutions, international project solutions, classic solutions and engineering solutions. Hochtief Solutions is part of the Hochtief Aktiengesellschaft group of companies, which is controlled by Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, SA (Spain), |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Hochtief Solutions: active in a number of different business areas, including service solutions, real estate solutions, energy and infrastructure solutions, international project solutions, classic solutions and engineering solutions. Hochtief Solutions is part of the Hochtief Aktiengesellschaft group of companies, which is controlled by Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, SA (Spain),

| — | for Ventizz IV: a private equity fund investing primarily in the German speaking regions in high tech companies and providing these companies with additional equity, |
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for Ventizz IV: a private equity fund investing primarily in the German speaking regions in high tech companies and providing these companies with additional equity,

| — | for JV: active in the project development for offshore wind farms primarily in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. |
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for JV: active in the project development for offshore wind farms primarily in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.

| 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.6404 — Hochtief Solutions/Ventizz/JV, 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.6404 — Hochtief Solutions/Ventizz/JV, 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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