# C_2022428EN.01004501.xml

| 10.11.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 428/45 |
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10.11.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 428/45

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10949 – GONVARRI / MAJORITY SHAREHOLDERS / HIDRIA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 428/11)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Gonvarri Corporación Financiera, S.L. (‘Gonvarri’, Spain), controlled by ACEK Desarrollo y Gestión Industrial, S.L. (‘ACEK Group’, Spain), |
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Gonvarri Corporación Financiera, S.L. (‘Gonvarri’, Spain), controlled by ACEK Desarrollo y Gestión Industrial, S.L. (‘ACEK Group’, Spain),

| — | Inovatis d.o.o., Ladis d.o.o., Alex Luckmann and Rafis d.o.o. (together the ‘Majority Shareholders’, Slovenia), |
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Inovatis d.o.o., Ladis d.o.o., Alex Luckmann and Rafis d.o.o. (together the ‘Majority Shareholders’, Slovenia),

| — | H & R d.d. Družba za upravljanje z naložbami (‘Hidria’, Slovenia), currently controlled by the Majority Shareholders. |
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H & R d.d. Družba za upravljanje z naložbami (‘Hidria’, Slovenia), currently controlled by the Majority Shareholders.

Gonvarri and the Majority Shareholders will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Hidria.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | Gonvarri is active in steel services, material handling, and precision tubes and metal structures, while Gestamp Automoción, which like Gonvarri is also part of the ACEK Group, is active worldwide in automotive components. |
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Gonvarri is active in steel services, material handling, and precision tubes and metal structures, while Gestamp Automoción, which like Gonvarri is also part of the ACEK Group, is active worldwide in automotive components.

| — | The Majority Shareholders are mainly active as shareholders of Hidria. |
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The Majority Shareholders are mainly active as shareholders of Hidria.

| — | Hidria produces a range of automotive and industrial products. |
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Hidria produces a range of automotive and industrial products.

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

M.10949 – GONVARRI / MAJORITY SHAREHOLDERS / HIDRIA

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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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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