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| 12.9.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 275/5 |
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12.9.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 275/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6702 — Carlyle/BC Partners/Hamilton Sundstrand Industrial)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 275/07

| 1. | On 6 September 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 Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle’, United States) and BC Partners Limited (‘BCP’, Guernsey), through their jointly owned acquisition vehicle Silver II Acquisition Sàrl (Luxembourg), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Hamilton Sundstrand Industrial (‘HSI’), a division of Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (United States) which belongs to United Technologies Corporation (United States), by way of purchase of shares in the companies that form part of HSI: Sullair Corporation, Sundyne Coporation and Milton Roy Company. |
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On 6 September 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 Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle’, United States) and BC Partners Limited (‘BCP’, Guernsey), through their jointly owned acquisition vehicle Silver II Acquisition Sàrl (Luxembourg), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Hamilton Sundstrand Industrial (‘HSI’), a division of Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (United States) which belongs to United Technologies Corporation (United States), by way of purchase of shares in the companies that form part of HSI: Sullair Corporation, Sundyne Coporation and Milton Roy Company.

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






  — | for Carlyle: global alternative asset management, sponsoring funds that invest globally across four investment disciplines (buyout, credit alternatives, growth capital and real estate) in a range of industries, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Carlyle: global alternative asset management, sponsoring funds that invest globally across four investment disciplines (buyout, credit alternatives, growth capital and real estate) in a range of industries,

| — | for BCP: management of private equity investment funds, |
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for BCP: management of private equity investment funds,

| — | for HSI: manufacture of industrial pumps and compressors. |
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for HSI: manufacture of industrial pumps and compressors.

| 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.6702 — Carlyle/BC Partners/Hamilton Sundstrand Industrial, 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.6702 — Carlyle/BC Partners/Hamilton Sundstrand Industrial, 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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