# C_2013372EN.01004301.xml

| 19.12.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 372/43 |
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19.12.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 372/43

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7050 — Allianz SE/NRF/Kamppi Shopping Center)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2013/C 372/15)

| 1. | On 11 December 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Allianz SE (Germany) and Nordic Retail Fund FCP — FIS (‘NRF’, Luxemburg) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of NRF (Finland) AB (‘the Company’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 11 December 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Allianz SE (Germany) and Nordic Retail Fund FCP — FIS (‘NRF’, Luxemburg) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of NRF (Finland) AB (‘the Company’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | Allianz SE: the ultimate holding company of Allianz Group and a multinational financial services provider active worldwide in the insurance and asset management business, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Allianz SE: the ultimate holding company of Allianz Group and a multinational financial services provider active worldwide in the insurance and asset management business,

| — | NRF: a real estate fund established in Luxembourg with a focus on investing in shopping centres in Finland and Sweden, |
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NRF: a real estate fund established in Luxembourg with a focus on investing in shopping centres in Finland and Sweden,

| — | for the Company: a shareholder of various Finnish companies which are owners of or holders of hereditary building rights to Kamppi Shopping Centre in Helsinki, Finland. |
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for the Company: a shareholder of various Finnish companies which are owners of or holders of hereditary building rights to Kamppi Shopping Centre in Helsinki, Finland.

| 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.7050 — Allianz SE/NRF/Kamppi Shopping Center, 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.7050 — Allianz SE/NRF/Kamppi Shopping Center, 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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