# C_2015133EN.01001001.xml

| 24.4.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 133/10 |
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24.4.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 133/10

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7591 — 3i Group/Oiltanking GmbH/Oiltanking Ghent/Oiltanking Terneuzen)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 133/07)

| 1. | On 16 April 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which 3i Group plc (‘3i Group’, United Kingdom) and Oiltanking GmbH (‘Oiltanking GmbH’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Oiltanking Ghent NV (‘Oiltanking Ghent’, Belgium) and Oiltanking Terneuzen BV (‘Oiltanking Terneuzen’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 16 April 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which 3i Group plc (‘3i Group’, United Kingdom) and Oiltanking GmbH (‘Oiltanking GmbH’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Oiltanking Ghent NV (‘Oiltanking Ghent’, Belgium) and Oiltanking Terneuzen BV (‘Oiltanking Terneuzen’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for 3i Group: investment and investment management with a focus on mid-market private equity, infrastructure and debt management,
  —   for Oiltanking GmbH: the provision of storage services for petroleum products, vegetable oils, chemicals and other liquids and gases and dry bulk on a worldwide basis,
  —   for Oiltanking Ghent: the operation of a storage terminal for bulk liquid oil products in Ghent, Belgium,
  —   for Oiltanking Terneuzen: the operation of a storage terminal for both chemicals and oil products in Terneuzen, the Netherlands. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for 3i Group: investment and investment management with a focus on mid-market private equity, infrastructure and debt management,

for 3i Group

—   for Oiltanking GmbH: the provision of storage services for petroleum products, vegetable oils, chemicals and other liquids and gases and dry bulk on a worldwide basis,

for Oiltanking GmbH

—   for Oiltanking Ghent: the operation of a storage terminal for bulk liquid oil products in Ghent, Belgium,

for Oiltanking Ghent

—   for Oiltanking Terneuzen: the operation of a storage terminal for both chemicals and oil products in Terneuzen, the Netherlands.

for Oiltanking Terneuzen

| 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 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 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7591 — 3i Group/Oiltanking GmbH/Oiltanking Ghent/Oiltanking Terneuzen 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7591 — 3i Group/Oiltanking GmbH/Oiltanking Ghent/Oiltanking Terneuzen 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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