# C_2022236EN.01010901.xml

| 20.6.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 236/109 |
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20.6.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 236/109

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10725 - SK CAPITAL PARTNERS / POLYMER ADDITIVES HOLDINGS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 236/10)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Valor Acquisition Buyer Inc. (USA), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of SK Capital Fund VI, managed by SK Capital Investment VI, Ltd., which is, in turn, managed by affiliates of SK Capital Partners, LP (‘SK Capital’, USA). SK Capital is ultimately controlled by two co-founding partners, Mr. Barry Siadat and Mr. Jamshid Keynejad, |
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Valor Acquisition Buyer Inc. (USA), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of SK Capital Fund VI, managed by SK Capital Investment VI, Ltd., which is, in turn, managed by affiliates of SK Capital Partners, LP (‘SK Capital’, USA). SK Capital is ultimately controlled by two co-founding partners, Mr. Barry Siadat and Mr. Jamshid Keynejad,

| — | Polymer Additives Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries (‘Valtris’, USA). |
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Polymer Additives Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries (‘Valtris’, USA).

SK Capital will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Valtris.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | SK Capital is a US-based private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceutical sectors. |
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SK Capital is a US-based private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceutical sectors.

| — | Valtris is a US-based company active in the supply of specialty chemicals, primarily used as additives in the production and processing of plastics, and chemical precursors used in coatings, flavour and fragrance, personal care and pharmaceutical applications. |
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Valtris is a US-based company active in the supply of specialty chemicals, primarily used as additives in the production and processing of plastics, and chemical precursors used in coatings, flavour and fragrance, personal care and pharmaceutical applications.

3.

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.

4.

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

M.10725 - SK CAPITAL PARTNERS / POLYMER ADDITIVES HOLDINGS

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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