# C_2012140EN.01000301.xml

| 16.5.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 140/3 |
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16.5.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 140/3

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6580 — Experian/Cerved/Experian-Cerved Information Services)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 140/03

| 1. | On 7 May 2012, 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 Experian Holding Italia Srl (‘Experian’, Italy) and Cerved Holding SpA (‘Cerved’), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Experian-Cerved Information Services SpA (‘Experian-Cerved’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 7 May 2012, 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 Experian Holding Italia Srl (‘Experian’, Italy) and Cerved Holding SpA (‘Cerved’), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Experian-Cerved Information Services SpA (‘Experian-Cerved’, Italy) 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:






  — | Experian: credit bureau services; collection and marketing of business information collected from publicly available sources; software solutions and marketing services for data management, credit risk assessment, credit collection and fraud management; pedestrian counting-centric business information solutions used to monitor the customers behaviours, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Experian: credit bureau services; collection and marketing of business information collected from publicly available sources; software solutions and marketing services for data management, credit risk assessment, credit collection and fraud management; pedestrian counting-centric business information solutions used to monitor the customers behaviours,

| — | Cerved: collection, processing and marketing of information services used to support organisations in managing credit risk, assessing credit worthiness, creating target lists for marketing purposes and studying market positioning; credit evaluation, credit management and asset management; credit collection, |
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Cerved: collection, processing and marketing of information services used to support organisations in managing credit risk, assessing credit worthiness, creating target lists for marketing purposes and studying market positioning; credit evaluation, credit management and asset management; credit collection,

| — | Experian-Cerved: credit bureau services. |
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Experian-Cerved: credit bureau 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.6580 — Experian/Cerved/Experian-Cerved Information Services, 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.6580 — Experian/Cerved/Experian-Cerved Information Services, 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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