# C_2022252EN.01001701.xml

| 1.7.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 252/17 |
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1.7.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 252/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10798 – NBIM / OXFORD PROPERTIES / SONY CENTER)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 252/06)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Norges Bank Investment Management (‘NBIM’, Norway), |
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Norges Bank Investment Management (‘NBIM’, Norway),

| — | Oxford Properties Group (‘Oxford Properties’, Canada) belonging to the OMERS Group (Canada), |
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Oxford Properties Group (‘Oxford Properties’, Canada) belonging to the OMERS Group (Canada),

| — | Sochribel GmbH, Sochribel Fixtures GmbH, Esplanade Gastronomie GmbH, and Forum Event Management GmbH (the ‘Sony Center’, Germany). |
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Sochribel GmbH, Sochribel Fixtures GmbH, Esplanade Gastronomie GmbH, and Forum Event Management GmbH (the ‘Sony Center’, Germany).

NBIM and Oxford Properties will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Sony Center.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | NBIM: provides institutional investment for the Government Pension Fund Global on behalf of the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, |
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NBIM: provides institutional investment for the Government Pension Fund Global on behalf of the Norwegian Ministry of Finance,

| — | Oxford Properties: owns, develops and manages real estate assets. Oxford Properties belongs to the real estate arm of OMERS Administration Corporation, the administrator of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Primary Pension Plan and trustee of the pension funds, |
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Oxford Properties: owns, develops and manages real estate assets. Oxford Properties belongs to the real estate arm of OMERS Administration Corporation, the administrator of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Primary Pension Plan and trustee of the pension funds,

| — | Sony Center: multi-use commercial-rental and residential real estate asset in Berlin, Germany. |
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Sony Center: multi-use commercial-rental and residential real estate asset in Berlin, Germany.

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Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

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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.10798 – NBIM / OXFORD PROPERTIES / SONY CENTER

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 C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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