# C_2014101EN.01000601.xml

| 5.4.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 101/6 |
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5.4.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 101/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7200 – Lenovo/IBM x86 server business)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/C 101/06)

| 1. | On 28 March 2014, 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 Lenovo Group Limited (‘Lenovo’, Hong Kong) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of part of the undertaking International Business Machines Corporation (‘IBM’, United States of America) by way of purchase of assets. The part of IBM that Lenovo Group Limited proposes to acquire is the x86 server business and related networking assets. |
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On 28 March 2014, 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 Lenovo Group Limited (‘Lenovo’, Hong Kong) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of part of the undertaking International Business Machines Corporation (‘IBM’, United States of America) by way of purchase of assets. The part of IBM that Lenovo Group Limited proposes to acquire is the x86 server business and related networking assets.

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






  — | for Lenovo: development, manufacturing and marketing of desktop and notebook PCs, workstations, servers, storage drives and IT management software, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Lenovo: development, manufacturing and marketing of desktop and notebook PCs, workstations, servers, storage drives and IT management software,

| — | for IBM’s x86 server business: development, manufacturing, marketing and service of IBM's range of x86 servers and related products. |
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for IBM’s x86 server business: development, manufacturing, marketing and service of IBM's range of x86 servers and related products.

| 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 COMP/M.7200 – Lenovo/IBM x86 Server Business 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 COMP/M.7200 – Lenovo/IBM x86 Server Business 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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