# C_2015179EN.01000901.xml

| 2.6.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 179/9 |
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2.6.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 179/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7628 — Permira/CPPIB/Informatica)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 179/06)

| 1. | On 21 May 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 undertakings Permira Holdings Limited (Guernsey) (‘Permira’) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (Canada) (‘CPPIB’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Informatica Corporation (USA) (‘Informatica’) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 21 May 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 undertakings Permira Holdings Limited (Guernsey) (‘Permira’) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (Canada) (‘CPPIB’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Informatica Corporation (USA) (‘Informatica’) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Permira: Permira is a private equity firm that makes long term private equity investments in companies active across several business sectors that have potential for growth and investment,
  —   for CPPIB: CPPIB invests in public and private equities, bonds, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, agriculture and other areas,
  —   for Informatica: Informatica is active in the provision of enterprise data integration software and services used by businesses to access, integrate and manage their data. The main software products offered by Informatica relate to data integration, data quality, master data management and data security. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Permira: Permira is a private equity firm that makes long term private equity investments in companies active across several business sectors that have potential for growth and investment,

for Permira

—   for CPPIB: CPPIB invests in public and private equities, bonds, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, agriculture and other areas,

for CPPIB

—   for Informatica: Informatica is active in the provision of enterprise data integration software and services used by businesses to access, integrate and manage their data. The main software products offered by Informatica relate to data integration, data quality, master data management and data security.

for Informatica

| 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 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 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 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7628 — Permira/CPPIB/Informatica, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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 M.7628 — Permira/CPPIB/Informatica, 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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