# C_2013183EN.01003301.xml

| 28.6.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 183/33 |
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28.6.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 183/33

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6977 — OMERS/AIMCo/VUE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 183/15

| 1. | On 21 June 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Omers Administration Corporation (‘OMERS’, Canada) and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (‘AIMCo’, Canada), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Vue Entertainment International Ltd (‘VUE’, United Kingdom), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 21 June 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Omers Administration Corporation (‘OMERS’, Canada) and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (‘AIMCo’, Canada), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Vue Entertainment International Ltd (‘VUE’, United Kingdom), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | OMERS administers a leading Canadian pension fund, managing a diversified global portfolio of stocks and bonds as well as real estate, infrastructure and private equity investments, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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OMERS administers a leading Canadian pension fund, managing a diversified global portfolio of stocks and bonds as well as real estate, infrastructure and private equity investments,

| — | AIMCo is an institutional investment fund manager investing globally on behalf of its clients, various pension, endowment and government funds in the Canadian province of Alberta, |
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AIMCo is an institutional investment fund manager investing globally on behalf of its clients, various pension, endowment and government funds in the Canadian province of Alberta,

| — | VUE operates cinemas in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Portugal and Taiwan. |
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VUE operates cinemas in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Portugal and Taiwan.

| 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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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.

| 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.6977 — OMERS/AIMCo/VUE, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
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| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6977 — OMERS/AIMCo/VUE, 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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