# C_2014143EN.01000801.xml

| 13.5.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 143/8 |
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13.5.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 143/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7207 — Clayton Dubilier & Rice/Ashland Water Technologies)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 143/07

| 1. | On 2 May 2014, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund IX, L.P. (‘CD&R Fund IX’, US), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over entities and assets that comprise Ashland Water Technologies (‘AWT’, US) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 2 May 2014, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund IX, L.P. (‘CD&R Fund IX’, US), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over entities and assets that comprise Ashland Water Technologies (‘AWT’, US) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   CD&R Fund IX: a private equity fund with investments in a variety of sectors,
  —   AWT: the supply of specialty chemicals and the provision of different services such as performance-based feed and control systems, proprietary monitoring devices, remote system surveillance, as well as advice on minimising energy, water and other operational costs to different industries. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   CD&R Fund IX: a private equity fund with investments in a variety of sectors,

CD&R Fund IX

—   AWT: the supply of specialty chemicals and the provision of different services such as performance-based feed and control systems, proprietary monitoring devices, remote system surveillance, as well as advice on minimising energy, water and other operational costs to different industries.

AWT

| 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 Case M.7207 — Clayton Dubilier & Rice/Ashland Water Technologies, 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 Case M.7207 — Clayton Dubilier & Rice/Ashland Water Technologies, 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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