# C_2013064EN.01001301.xml

| 5.3.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 64/13 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6819 — Ratos/Ferd/Aibel Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 64/11

| 1. | On 25 February 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004( 1 ) by which Ratos AB (publ) (‘Ratos’, Sweden) and Ferd Aibel Holding AS (‘Ferd Aibel Holding’, Norway), ultimately controlled by Ferd SA (Norway) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation indirect joint control of the Aibel Group (‘Aibel’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares. |
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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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for Ratos: a private equity conglomerate listed in Sweden, —
for Ferd: a conglomerate with industrial activities in the form of active and long-term ownership of strong companies with international potential, and financial activities carried out through investments in a broad range of asset classes, —
for Aibel: complete solutions in engineering, procurement, construction and installation to the upstream offshore and onshore oil and gas production facilities, mainly on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The activities of Aibel are organized in four business areas: maintenance, modification, field development and offshore wind. | — | for Ratos: a private equity conglomerate listed in Sweden, | — | for Ferd: a conglomerate with industrial activities in the form of active and long-term ownership of strong companies with international potential, and financial activities carried out through investments in a broad range of asset classes, | — | for Aibel: complete solutions in engineering, procurement, construction and installation to the upstream offshore and onshore oil and gas production facilities, mainly on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The activities of Aibel are organized in four business areas: maintenance, modification, field development and offshore wind. |
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| — | for Ratos: a private equity conglomerate listed in Sweden, | | | | | | |
| — | for Ferd: a conglomerate with industrial activities in the form of active and long-term ownership of strong companies with international potential, and financial activities carried out through investments in a broad range of asset classes, | | | | | | |
| — | for Aibel: complete solutions in engineering, procurement, construction and installation to the upstream offshore and onshore oil and gas production facilities, mainly on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The activities of Aibel are organized in four business areas: maintenance, modification, field development and offshore wind. | | | | | | |

| 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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| 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.6819 — Ratos/Ferd/Aibel Group, to the following address:
European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry J-70 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË | European Commission | Directorate-General for Competition | Merger Registry | J-70 | 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel | BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
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| European Commission | | | | | | | |
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| 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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