# C_2014010EN.01000701.xml

| 14.1.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 10/7 |
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14.1.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 10/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7127 — Carlyle/MDP/Chesapeake/MPS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 10/05

| 1. | On 8 January 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle’, United States) and Madison Dearborn Partners LLC (‘MDP’, United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Chesapeake Service Ltd. and its subsidiaries (‘Chesapeake’, United Kingdom), currently solely controlled by Carlyle, and Multi Packaging Solutions Inc. and its subsidiaries (‘MPS’, United States), currently solely controlled by MDP, through a joint holding structure. |
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On 8 January 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle’, United States) and Madison Dearborn Partners LLC (‘MDP’, United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Chesapeake Service Ltd. and its subsidiaries (‘Chesapeake’, United Kingdom), currently solely controlled by Carlyle, and Multi Packaging Solutions Inc. and its subsidiaries (‘MPS’, United States), currently solely controlled by MDP, through a joint holding structure.

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






  — | for Carlyle: global alternative asset manager, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Carlyle: global alternative asset manager,

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

| — | for Chesapeake: manufacturing and sale of secondary paper-based packaging solutions, |
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for Chesapeake: manufacturing and sale of secondary paper-based packaging solutions,

| — | for MPS: manufacturing and sale of packaging solutions, in particular secondary paper-based packaging and plastic packaging solutions. |
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for MPS: manufacturing and sale of packaging solutions, in particular secondary paper-based packaging and plastic packaging solutions.

| 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.7127 — Carlyle/MDP/Chesapeake/MPS, 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.7127 — Carlyle/MDP/Chesapeake/MPS, 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 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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