# C_2013085EN.01001501.xml

| 23.3.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 85/15 |
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23.3.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 85/15

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6892 — Bridgepoint/Orlando/Bergamotto/Vima Due)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 85/10

| 1. | On 18 March 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 Bridgepoint Advisers Group Limited (‘Bridgepoint’, United Kingdom) and Orlando Italy Management SA (‘Orlando’, Luxembourg), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertakings Bergamotto SpA (‘Bergamotto’, Italy) and Vima Due Srl (‘Vima Due’, Italy), through Limoni SpA (‘Limoni’, Italy), that is in turn jointly controlled by Bridgepoint and Orlando. |
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On 18 March 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 Bridgepoint Advisers Group Limited (‘Bridgepoint’, United Kingdom) and Orlando Italy Management SA (‘Orlando’, Luxembourg), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertakings Bergamotto SpA (‘Bergamotto’, Italy) and Vima Due Srl (‘Vima Due’, Italy), through Limoni SpA (‘Limoni’, Italy), that is in turn jointly controlled by Bridgepoint and Orlando.

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






  — | for Bridgepoint: private equity investments and funding, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Bridgepoint: private equity investments and funding,

| — | for Orlando: private equity investments and funding, |
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for Orlando: private equity investments and funding,

| — | for Bergamotto and Limoni: retail distribution of perfumes and cosmetic products in Italy. |
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for Bergamotto and Limoni: retail distribution of perfumes and cosmetic products in Italy.

| 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.6892 — Bridgepoint/Orlando/Bergamotto/Vima Due, 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.6892 — Bridgepoint/Orlando/Bergamotto/Vima Due, 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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