# C_2014449EN.01000201.xml

| 16.12.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 449/2 |
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16.12.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 449/2

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7464 — Bladt Industries/EEW Special Pipe Constructions/TAG Energy Solutions Limited’s Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/C 449/02)

| 1. | On 5 December 2014 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 Bladt Industries A/S (‘Bladt’, Denmark), controlled by the private equity house Nordic Capital (Jersey), and EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH (‘EEW’, Germany), belonging to the EEW Group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of assets currently owned by TAG Energy Solutions Limited (‘TAG’, United Kingdom), by way of purchase of the assets through a newly created joint venture (‘JV’). |
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On 5 December 2014 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 Bladt Industries A/S (‘Bladt’, Denmark), controlled by the private equity house Nordic Capital (Jersey), and EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH (‘EEW’, Germany), belonging to the EEW Group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of assets currently owned by TAG Energy Solutions Limited (‘TAG’, United Kingdom), by way of purchase of the assets through a newly created joint venture (‘JV’).

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Bladt: manufacture of steel solutions for large-scale and complex structures in the wind and renewable energy sector, in the oil and gas industry and for infrastructural projects,
  —   for EEW: manufacture of large steel tubes used in the construction of offshore wind farms,
  —   for the JV: manufacture of transition pieces and their primary steel parts for offshore foundations used in wind farms. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Bladt: manufacture of steel solutions for large-scale and complex structures in the wind and renewable energy sector, in the oil and gas industry and for infrastructural projects,

for Bladt

—   for EEW: manufacture of large steel tubes used in the construction of offshore wind farms,

for EEW

—   for the JV: manufacture of transition pieces and their primary steel parts for offshore foundations used in wind farms.

for the JV

| 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.7464 — Bladt Industries/EEW Special Pipe Constructions/TAG Energy Solutions Limited’s Assets, 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.7464 — Bladt Industries/EEW Special Pipe Constructions/TAG Energy Solutions Limited’s Assets, 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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