# C_2013142EN.01000701.xml

| 22.5.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 142/7 |
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22.5.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 142/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6921 — IBM Italia/UBIS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 142/06

| 1. | On 14 May 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking IBM Italia SpA (‘IBM Italia’) of Italy belonging to the group International Business Machines Corporation (‘IBM’) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the undertaking Unicredit Business Integrated Solutions S.c.p.a. (‘UBIS’, Italy), belonging to UniCredit SpA (‘Unicredit’) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 14 May 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking IBM Italia SpA (‘IBM Italia’) of Italy belonging to the group International Business Machines Corporation (‘IBM’) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the undertaking Unicredit Business Integrated Solutions S.c.p.a. (‘UBIS’, Italy), belonging to UniCredit SpA (‘Unicredit’) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for IBM Italia: development, production, and marketing of a wide variety of IT solutions, comprising software, systems (servers, storage systems, appliances), and services (business consulting and IT infrastructure services), |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for IBM Italia: development, production, and marketing of a wide variety of IT solutions, comprising software, systems (servers, storage systems, appliances), and services (business consulting and IT infrastructure services),

| — | for UBIS: provision of IT outsourcing services to Unicredit and other companies. |
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for UBIS: provision of IT outsourcing services to Unicredit and other companies.

| 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.6921 — IBM Italia/UBIS, 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6921 — IBM Italia/UBIS, 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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