# C_2014167EN.01001601.xml

| 4.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 167/16 |
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4.6.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 167/16

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7226 — Carlyle/Traxys)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 167/09

| 1. | On 26 May 2014, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which funds managed by affiliates of the Carlyle Group L.P (‘Carlyle’, United States) acquires indirectly through a special purpose acquisition vehicle within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EU Merger Regulation sole control over T-I Holdings S.à.R.L. (‘T-I Holdings’, Luxembourg), which wholly owns Traxys S.à.R.L. (‘Traxys’, United States), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 26 May 2014, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which funds managed by affiliates of the Carlyle Group L.P (‘Carlyle’, United States) acquires indirectly through a special purpose acquisition vehicle within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EU Merger Regulation sole control over T-I Holdings S.à.R.L. (‘T-I Holdings’, Luxembourg), which wholly owns Traxys S.à.R.L. (‘Traxys’, United States), by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Carlyle: the global alternative asset management. Carlyle manages funds that invest globally across different investment disciplines (corporate private equity, real assets, global market strategies and solutions),
  —   for Traxys: the commodities trade focused primarily on the sourcing and sale of metals, materials for steel mills and foundries and industrial minerals (‘raw materials’) and on the provision of ancillary services. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Carlyle: the global alternative asset management. Carlyle manages funds that invest globally across different investment disciplines (corporate private equity, real assets, global market strategies and solutions),

for Carlyle

—   for Traxys: the commodities trade focused primarily on the sourcing and sale of metals, materials for steel mills and foundries and industrial minerals (‘raw materials’) and on the provision of ancillary services.

for Traxys

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the European 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 the 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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On preliminary examination, the European 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 the 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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| 4. | The European Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the European Commission.
  Observations must reach the European Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7226 — Carlyle/Traxys, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition, |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The European Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the European Commission.

Observations must reach the European Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7226 — Carlyle/Traxys, 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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