# C_2015301EN.01001701.xml

| 12.9.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 301/17 |
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12.9.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 301/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7743 — Trailstone/E2M)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 301/11)

| 1. | On 4 September 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which TrailStone UK Ltd (‘Trailstone’, United Kingdom), ultimately controlled by Riverstone Holdings LLC. (‘Riverstone’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Energy2Market GmbH (‘E2M’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 4 September 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which TrailStone UK Ltd (‘Trailstone’, United Kingdom), ultimately controlled by Riverstone Holdings LLC. (‘Riverstone’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Energy2Market GmbH (‘E2M’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | Trailstone UK is a logistics and risk management company mainly active in the energy and commodity sectors; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Trailstone UK is a logistics and risk management company mainly active in the energy and commodity sectors;

| — | Riverstone is a private equity firm focused on investments in the energy and power sectors; |
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Riverstone is a private equity firm focused on investments in the energy and power sectors;

| — | E2M is an independent trader of renewable electricity sourced from small and medium-sized operators of wind, solar, water and biomass power plants active mainly in Germany. |
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E2M is an independent trader of renewable electricity sourced from small and medium-sized operators of wind, solar, water and biomass power plants active mainly in Germany.

| 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 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 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 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7743 — Trailstone/E2M 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7743 — Trailstone/E2M 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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