# C_2012349EN.01002001.xml

| 15.11.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 349/20 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6737 — Ruukki/CapMan/Fortaco)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 349/08

| 1. | On 6 November 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004( 1 ) by which Rautaruukki (‘Ruukki’, Finland) and CapMan (‘CapMan’, Finland) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of Fortaco (‘Fortaco’, Finland) 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:
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for Ruukki: production of energy-efficient steel solutions, operating in three business areas: Ruukki Construction, Ruukki Metals and Ruukki Engineering, —
for CapMan: private equity fund manager with operations in the Nordic countries and Russia controlling portfolio companies, one of which is Komas Group Oy (‘Komas’, Finland) which assembles and supplies mechanical components and solutions for the transportation, construction, military, energy, mining and other industries, —
for Fortaco: manufacture and sale of operator cabins and steel components for the mechanical engineering industry. | — | for Ruukki: production of energy-efficient steel solutions, operating in three business areas: Ruukki Construction, Ruukki Metals and Ruukki Engineering, | — | for CapMan: private equity fund manager with operations in the Nordic countries and Russia controlling portfolio companies, one of which is Komas Group Oy (‘Komas’, Finland) which assembles and supplies mechanical components and solutions for the transportation, construction, military, energy, mining and other industries, | — | for Fortaco: manufacture and sale of operator cabins and steel components for the mechanical engineering industry. |
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| — | for Ruukki: production of energy-efficient steel solutions, operating in three business areas: Ruukki Construction, Ruukki Metals and Ruukki Engineering, | | | | | | |
| — | for CapMan: private equity fund manager with operations in the Nordic countries and Russia controlling portfolio companies, one of which is Komas Group Oy (‘Komas’, Finland) which assembles and supplies mechanical components and solutions for the transportation, construction, military, energy, mining and other industries, | | | | | | |
| — | for Fortaco: manufacture and sale of operator cabins and steel components for the mechanical engineering industry. | | | | | | |

| 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.6737 — Ruukki/CapMan/Fortaco, 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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| 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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