# C_2017111EN.01001701.xml

| 8.4.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 111/17 |
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8.4.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 111/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8432 — Bain Capital/MKM Building Supplies)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 111/16)

| 1. | On 3 April 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Bain Capital Investors, LLC (‘Bain Capital’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking M.K.M. Building Supplies (Holdings) Limited (‘M.K.M.’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 3 April 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Bain Capital Investors, LLC (‘Bain Capital’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking M.K.M. Building Supplies (Holdings) Limited (‘M.K.M.’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Bain Capital: advice to and management of investment funds,
  —   for M.K.M.: the retail supply to trade and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) customers in the United Kingdom of heavy-side and light-side building products including building materials, timber, plumbing and heating, kitchen fittings, and bathroom fittings. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Bain Capital: advice to and management of investment funds,

for Bain Capital

—   for M.K.M.: the retail supply to trade and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) customers in the United Kingdom of heavy-side and light-side building products including building materials, timber, plumbing and heating, kitchen fittings, and bathroom fittings.

for M.K.M.

| 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. 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 this Notice. |
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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. 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 this 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 M.8432 — Bain Capital/MKM Building Supplies, 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 M.8432 — Bain Capital/MKM Building Supplies, 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

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

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