# C_2012232EN.01000901.xml

| 3.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 232/9 |
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3.8.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 232/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6679 — STEAG/Fronterasol/OHL Industrial/Arenales Solar)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 232/05

| 1. | On 25 July 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which STEAG GmbH (via the acquisition vehicle Steag 1. Beteiligungs-GmbH — ‘STEAG’, Germany), Fronterasol B.V., ultimately controlled by Deutsche Bank AG (‘Fronterasol/Deutsche Bank’, Germany) and OHL Industrial, S.L., part of the Villar Mir Group (‘OHL Industrial/Villar Mir’, Spain), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Arenales Solar PS, S.L. (‘Arenales’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 25 July 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which STEAG GmbH (via the acquisition vehicle Steag 1. Beteiligungs-GmbH — ‘STEAG’, Germany), Fronterasol B.V., ultimately controlled by Deutsche Bank AG (‘Fronterasol/Deutsche Bank’, Germany) and OHL Industrial, S.L., part of the Villar Mir Group (‘OHL Industrial/Villar Mir’, Spain), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Arenales Solar PS, S.L. (‘Arenales’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for STEAG: power generation, integrated solutions in the field of electricity and heat production, power plant related (engineering) services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for STEAG: power generation, integrated solutions in the field of electricity and heat production, power plant related (engineering) services,

| — | for OHL Industrial/Villar Mir: activities related to fertilizer, ferro-alloys, real estate, energy and the construction of industrial projects, |
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for OHL Industrial/Villar Mir: activities related to fertilizer, ferro-alloys, real estate, energy and the construction of industrial projects,

| — | for Fronterasol/Deutsche Bank: financial services, |
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for Fronterasol/Deutsche Bank: financial services,

| — | for Arenales Solar: building and operating a thermosolar power plant in Morón de la Frontera, Seville, Spain. |
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for Arenales Solar: building and operating a thermosolar power plant in Morón de la Frontera, Seville, Spain.

| 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.6679 — STEAG/Fronterasol/OHL Industrial/Arenales Solar, 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.6679 — STEAG/Fronterasol/OHL Industrial/Arenales Solar, 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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