# C_2015025EN.01001701.xml

| 24.1.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 25/17 |
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24.1.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 25/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7278 — General Electric/ALSTOM (Thermal Power — Renewable Power & Grid business))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 25/07)

| 1. | On 19 January 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking General Electric Company (‘GE’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the Thermal Power, Renewable Power and Grid businesses of ALSTOM (Société Anonyme) (together ‘ALSTOM Energy’, France) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 19 January 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking General Electric Company (‘GE’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the Thermal Power, Renewable Power and Grid businesses of ALSTOM (Société Anonyme) (together ‘ALSTOM Energy’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for GE: broad and diversified range of activities, including the supply of thermal and renewable power generation products and services (GE Power & Water) and the supply of products and services for the protection, monitoring and automation of transmission grids (GE Energy Management),
  —   for ALSTOM Energy: supply of products and services for thermal power generation plants, including steam turbines, gas turbines, generators, boilers, heat recovery steam generators, maintenance and operational support, as well as Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) solutions (Thermal Power); supply of products and services for renewable energy generation, including hydro turbines and generators, wind turbines, solar power generation products, as well as EPC solutions (Renewable Power); supply of products and services for the operation and maintenance of electricity transmission and/or distribution networks (Grid). |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for GE: broad and diversified range of activities, including the supply of thermal and renewable power generation products and services (GE Power & Water) and the supply of products and services for the protection, monitoring and automation of transmission grids (GE Energy Management),

for GE

—   for ALSTOM Energy: supply of products and services for thermal power generation plants, including steam turbines, gas turbines, generators, boilers, heat recovery steam generators, maintenance and operational support, as well as Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) solutions (Thermal Power); supply of products and services for renewable energy generation, including hydro turbines and generators, wind turbines, solar power generation products, as well as EPC solutions (Renewable Power); supply of products and services for the operation and maintenance of electricity transmission and/or distribution networks (Grid).

for ALSTOM Energy

| 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. |
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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.

| 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.7278 — General Electric/ALSTOM (Thermal Power — Renewable Power & Grid business), 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.7278 — General Electric/ALSTOM (Thermal Power — Renewable Power & Grid business), 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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