# C_2015017EN.01002901.xml

| 20.1.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 17/29 |
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20.1.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 17/29

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7500 — Bain Capital/Ibstock Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 17/07)

| 1. | On 12 January 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 Bain Capital Investors, LLC (‘Bain Capital’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Ibstock Group Limited and Glen-Gery Corporation, two entities that together form the Ibstock group (‘Ibstock’, United Kingdom), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 12 January 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 Bain Capital Investors, LLC (‘Bain Capital’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Ibstock Group Limited and Glen-Gery Corporation, two entities that together form the Ibstock group (‘Ibstock’, United Kingdom), by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Bain Capital: private equity investments through its family of funds on a worldwide basis across multiple industries,
  —   for Ibstock: manufacture and supply of clay and concrete products in the United Kingdom and the United States. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Bain Capital: private equity investments through its family of funds on a worldwide basis across multiple industries,

for Bain Capital

—   for Ibstock: manufacture and supply of clay and concrete products in the United Kingdom and the United States.

for Ibstock

| 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 the 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 the 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.7500 — Bain Capital/Ibstock 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.7500 — Bain Capital/Ibstock 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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