# C_2013283EN.01004101.xml

| 28.9.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 283/41 |
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28.9.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 283/41

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7028 — CVC/Certain European subsidiaries of Campbell Soup)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 283/07

| 1. | On 20 September 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 undertaking CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC’, Luxembourg), part of the CVC group, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Campbell Belgium Holding BVBA (Belgium), Campbell France Holding SAS (France) and Campbell Finance BV (Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 20 September 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 undertaking CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC’, Luxembourg), part of the CVC group, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Campbell Belgium Holding BVBA (Belgium), Campbell France Holding SAS (France) and Campbell Finance BV (Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for CVC: advice to and management of investments on behalf of investments funds (‘the CVC Funds’), |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for CVC: advice to and management of investments on behalf of investments funds (‘the CVC Funds’),

| — | for the target companies: the production of high-quality packaged foods. |
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for the target companies: the production of high-quality packaged foods.

| 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.7028 — CVC/Certain European subsidiaries of Campbell Soup, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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.7028 — CVC/Certain European subsidiaries of Campbell Soup, 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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