# C_2014150EN.01000701.xml

| 17.5.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 150/7 |
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17.5.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 150/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7249 — CVC/Parexgroup)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 150/07

| 1. | On 8 May 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 undertaking CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Parexgroup Participations SAS and certain affiliated entitites (‘Parex’, France) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 8 May 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 undertaking CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Parexgroup Participations SAS and certain affiliated entitites (‘Parex’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for CVC: advising and managing investment funds holding interests in companies in various industries; including Univar, a chemical distribution company, which provides chemicals for industrial specialty dry-mix solutions,
  —   for Parex: production and commercialisation of industrial specialty dry-mix solutions. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for CVC: advising and managing investment funds holding interests in companies in various industries; including Univar, a chemical distribution company, which provides chemicals for industrial specialty dry-mix solutions,

for CVC

—   for Parex: production and commercialisation of industrial specialty dry-mix solutions.

for Parex

| 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.7249 — CVC/Parexgroup, 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.7249 — CVC/Parexgroup, 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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