# C_2015170EN.01000801.xml

| 23.5.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 170/8 |
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23.5.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 170/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7635 — Lindsay Goldberg/VDM Metals Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 170/07)

| 1. | On 18 May 2015 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 Goldberg, Lindsay & Co., LLC (‘Lindsay Goldberg’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertakings VDM Metals GmbH (Germany), VDM Metals USA, LLC (United States), VDM Metals Italia Srl (Italy), VDM Metals Austria GmbH (Austria), VDM Metals Benelux BV (Netherlands), VDM Metals Trading Co. Ltd (China), VDM High Performance Metals Trading Co. Ltd (China) and VDM Metals France SAS (France), together ‘VDM Metals Group’, by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 18 May 2015 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 Goldberg, Lindsay & Co., LLC (‘Lindsay Goldberg’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertakings VDM Metals GmbH (Germany), VDM Metals USA, LLC (United States), VDM Metals Italia Srl (Italy), VDM Metals Austria GmbH (Austria), VDM Metals Benelux BV (Netherlands), VDM Metals Trading Co. Ltd (China), VDM High Performance Metals Trading Co. Ltd (China) and VDM Metals France SAS (France), together ‘VDM Metals Group’, by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | Lindsay Goldberg is a privately held private equity investment firm managing a number of funds that own companies active in a variety of business sectors, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Lindsay Goldberg is a privately held private equity investment firm managing a number of funds that own companies active in a variety of business sectors,

| — | VDM Metals Group is active in the production, sale and trade of high performance alloys, in particular nickel and titanium alloys. |
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VDM Metals Group is active in the production, sale and trade of high performance alloys, in particular nickel and titanium alloys.

| 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 this 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 this 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.7635 — Lindsay Goldberg/VDM Metals Group, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7635 — Lindsay Goldberg/VDM Metals Group, 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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