# C_2015186EN.01000701.xml

| 5.6.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 186/7 |
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5.6.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 186/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7647 — Bridgepoint/Nordic Cinema Group Holding)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 186/06)

| 1. | On 28 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 Bridgepoint Advisers Group Limited (‘Bridgepoint’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Nordic Cinema Group Holding AB (‘Nordic Cinema Group’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 28 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 Bridgepoint Advisers Group Limited (‘Bridgepoint’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Nordic Cinema Group Holding AB (‘Nordic Cinema Group’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Bridgepoint: private equity group;
  —   for Nordic Cinema Group: cinema operator active in Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Bridgepoint: private equity group;

for Bridgepoint

—   for Nordic Cinema Group: cinema operator active in Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden.

for Nordic Cinema Group

| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7647 — Bridgepoint/Nordic Cinema Group Holding, 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.7647 — Bridgepoint/Nordic Cinema Group Holding, 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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