# C_2022121EN.01000401.xml

| 16.3.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 121/4 |
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16.3.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 121/4

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10529 – HEIDELBERGCEMENT / THOMA BRAVO / COMMAND ALKON)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 121/04)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | HeidelbergCement AG (‘HeidelbergCement’, Germany); |
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HeidelbergCement AG (‘HeidelbergCement’, Germany);

| — | Thoma Bravo, LLC (‘Thoma Bravo’, U.S.); |
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Thoma Bravo, LLC (‘Thoma Bravo’, U.S.);

| — | Command Alkon, Inc. (‘Command Alkon’, U.S.). |
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Command Alkon, Inc. (‘Command Alkon’, U.S.).

HeidelbergCement will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Command Alkon.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | HeidelbergCement is a manufacturer of building materials offering in particular cement, clinker and other cement additives, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and other concrete products, screed and asphalt, |
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HeidelbergCement is a manufacturer of building materials offering in particular cement, clinker and other cement additives, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and other concrete products, screed and asphalt,

| — | Thoma Bravo is a private equity firm with a particular focus on application and infrastructure software and technology enabled services, |
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Thoma Bravo is a private equity firm with a particular focus on application and infrastructure software and technology enabled services,

| — | Command Alkon delivers automation software solutions in the U.S. and the EU used in the heavy-building materials industry for various purposes (pricing and qoting, order taking, scheduling and delivery, dispatching, batching, ticketing, truck tracking and truck management, quality control, recipes and production). |
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Command Alkon delivers automation software solutions in the U.S. and the EU used in the heavy-building materials industry for various purposes (pricing and qoting, order taking, scheduling and delivery, dispatching, batching, ticketing, truck tracking and truck management, quality control, recipes and production).

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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10529 – HEIDELBERGCEMENT / THOMA BRAVO / COMMAND ALKON

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

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

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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

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