# C_2013321EN.01000601.xml

| 7.11.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 321/6 |
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7.11.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 321/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7043 — GDF Suez/Balfour Beatty (UK Facilities Management))

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 321/06

| 1. | On 31 October 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which GDF Suez Energy Services International SA (GSES International, Belgium), belonging to the GDF Suez Group (France) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of Balfour Beatty Workplace Limited (United Kingdom), Covion Holdings Limited (United Kingdom) and Colledge Trundle & Hall Limited (United Kingdom), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 31 October 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which GDF Suez Energy Services International SA (GSES International, Belgium), belonging to the GDF Suez Group (France) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of Balfour Beatty Workplace Limited (United Kingdom), Covion Holdings Limited (United Kingdom) and Colledge Trundle & Hall Limited (United Kingdom), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | GSES International offers, through its primary brand Cofely, a combination of service expertise, in particular the provision of facilities management including energy services, designing and implementing solutions which offer businesses, public authorities and communities the means to achieve cost savings, through efficient management of buildings and installations, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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GSES International offers, through its primary brand Cofely, a combination of service expertise, in particular the provision of facilities management including energy services, designing and implementing solutions which offer businesses, public authorities and communities the means to achieve cost savings, through efficient management of buildings and installations,

| — | GDF Suez is active across the entire energy chain, in electricity and natural gas, |
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GDF Suez is active across the entire energy chain, in electricity and natural gas,

| — | Balfour Beatty Workplace Limited, Covion Holdings Limited and Colledge Trundle and Hall Limited (and their respective subsidiaries) primarily provide facilities management services in the UK. |
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Balfour Beatty Workplace Limited, Covion Holdings Limited and Colledge Trundle and Hall Limited (and their respective subsidiaries) primarily provide facilities management services in the UK.

| 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.7043 — GDF Suez/Balfour Beatty (UK Facilities Management), to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 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.7043 — GDF Suez/Balfour Beatty (UK Facilities Management), to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

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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