# C_2014098EN.01000901.xml

| 3.4.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 98/9 |
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3.4.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 98/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7203 — Unibail-Rodamco/CPPIB/CentrO)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 98/05

| 1. | On 26 March 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 Unibail-Rodamco SE (‘Unibail-Rodamco’, France) and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPPIB’, Canada) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking CentrO Holdings (UK) Ltd (‘CentrO Holdings’, the United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 26 March 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 Unibail-Rodamco SE (‘Unibail-Rodamco’, France) and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPPIB’, Canada) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking CentrO Holdings (UK) Ltd (‘CentrO Holdings’, the United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | Unibail-Rodamco is a commercial property company, specialised in shopping centres in Europe, in offices and convention and exhibition centres in Paris. Unibail-Rodamco is active in Germany principally through the company MFI AG, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Unibail-Rodamco is a commercial property company, specialised in shopping centres in Europe, in offices and convention and exhibition centres in Paris. Unibail-Rodamco is active in Germany principally through the company MFI AG,

| — | CPPIB is an institutional investor which invests in public equities, private equities, real estate, infrastructure and fixed income investments, |
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CPPIB is an institutional investor which invests in public equities, private equities, real estate, infrastructure and fixed income investments,

| — | CentrO Holdings owns CentrO, a shopping and leisure centre located in Oberhausen, in the North Rhine-Westphalia state in Germany. |
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CentrO Holdings owns CentrO, a shopping and leisure centre located in Oberhausen, in the North Rhine-Westphalia state in Germany.

| 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.7203 — Unibail-Rodamco/CPPIB/CentrO, 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.7203 — Unibail-Rodamco/CPPIB/CentrO, 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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