# C_2015194EN.01001401.xml

| 12.6.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 194/14 |
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12.6.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/14

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7572 — OG Capital/Kem One Innovative Vinyls)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 194/05)

| 1. | On 3 June 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking OpenGate Capital Group Europe SARL (‘OGCGE’, Luxembourg) belonging to the OpenGate Capital Group (‘OGC’, the US) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Kem One Innovative Vinyls SAS (‘KOIV’, France) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 3 June 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking OpenGate Capital Group Europe SARL (‘OGCGE’, Luxembourg) belonging to the OpenGate Capital Group (‘OGC’, the US) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Kem One Innovative Vinyls SAS (‘KOIV’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   OGC: specialised in carve-out transactions, i.e. acquiring divisions or subsidiaries of groups which are not at the core of their business and which are sold in the context of an economic rationalisation process. Through some of its subsidiaries, OGC is active in the S-PVC compounds and the PVC building systems markets.
  —   KOIV: holding company of companies active in the manufacturing of ready-for-use specialty S-PVC compounds, together with stabilizers for compounds and the manufacturing of PVC building systems. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   OGC: specialised in carve-out transactions, i.e. acquiring divisions or subsidiaries of groups which are not at the core of their business and which are sold in the context of an economic rationalisation process. Through some of its subsidiaries, OGC is active in the S-PVC compounds and the PVC building systems markets.

OGC

—   KOIV: holding company of companies active in the manufacturing of ready-for-use specialty S-PVC compounds, together with stabilizers for compounds and the manufacturing of PVC building systems.

KOIV

| 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.7572 — OG Capital/Kem One Innovative Vinyls, 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.7572 — OG Capital/Kem One Innovative Vinyls, 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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