# C_2015319EN.01000801.xml

| 26.9.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 319/8 |
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26.9.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 319/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7765 — Carlyle/Veritas)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 319/11)

| 1. | On 15 September 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 The Carlyle Group LP (‘Carlyle’, USA) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of the information management business of Symantec Corporation (‘Symantec’, USA), known as Veritas (‘Veritas’), by way of purchase of shares and assets. |
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On 15 September 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 The Carlyle Group LP (‘Carlyle’, USA) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of the information management business of Symantec Corporation (‘Symantec’, USA), known as Veritas (‘Veritas’), by way of purchase of shares and assets.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Carlyle: global investment management across four investment disciplines: (i) corporate private equity; (ii) real assets; (iii) global market strategies; and (iv) solutions,
  —   for Veritas: production of storage software, which is software that manages and assures accessibility, availability and performance of information stored on physical storage media. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Carlyle: global investment management across four investment disciplines: (i) corporate private equity; (ii) real assets; (iii) global market strategies; and (iv) solutions,

for Carlyle

—   for Veritas: production of storage software, which is software that manages and assures accessibility, availability and performance of information stored on physical storage media.

for Veritas

| 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 the 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 the 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.7765 — Carlyle/Veritas, 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.7765 — Carlyle/Veritas, 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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