# C_2012064EN.01001301.xml

| 3.3.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 64/13 |
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3.3.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 64/13

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6459 — Sony Corporation of America/Mubadala Development Company/EMI Music Publishing)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 64/11

| 1. | On 27 February 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which an investor group comprising Sony Corporation of America (‘Sony’), the Mubadala Development Company PJSC (‘Mubadala’) and other investors (Jynwel Capital, GSO Capital Partners, EMI West and the Michael Jackson Estate) acquire EMI Music Publishing (‘EMI MP’) from Citigroup, Inc. by way of purchase of shares (‘The Transaction’). Under the terms of a related Administration Deed, Sony/ATV, a joint venture of Sony and the Michael Jackson Estate, will be appointed to administer the EMI MP catalogue. |
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On 27 February 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which an investor group comprising Sony Corporation of America (‘Sony’), the Mubadala Development Company PJSC (‘Mubadala’) and other investors (Jynwel Capital, GSO Capital Partners, EMI West and the Michael Jackson Estate) acquire EMI Music Publishing (‘EMI MP’) from Citigroup, Inc. by way of purchase of shares (‘The Transaction’). Under the terms of a related Administration Deed, Sony/ATV, a joint venture of Sony and the Michael Jackson Estate, will be appointed to administer the EMI MP catalogue.

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






  — | for Sony: recorded music, music publishing and a number of other activities, such as electronics products, entertainment services (e.g., motion pictures, television programming, video/computer game publishing) and online retail and music video services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Sony: recorded music, music publishing and a number of other activities, such as electronics products, entertainment services (e.g., motion pictures, television programming, video/computer game publishing) and online retail and music video services,

| — | for Mubadala: investments in a wide variety of strategic sectors, |
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for Mubadala: investments in a wide variety of strategic sectors,

| — | for EMI MP: music publishing. |
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for EMI MP: music publishing.

| 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.6459 — Sony Corporation of America/Mubadala Development Company/EMI Music Publishing, 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.6459 — Sony Corporation of America/Mubadala Development Company/EMI Music Publishing, 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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