# C_2015308EN.01000901.xml

| 18.9.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 308/9 |
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18.9.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 308/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7727 — Colony/AXA/Data 4 Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 308/14)

| 1. | On 7 September 2015, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Colony Capital Inc. (‘Colony’, United States) and AXA REIM SA belonging to the group AXA (‘AXA’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Data 4 Group (‘Data 4 Group’, Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 7 September 2015, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Colony Capital Inc. (‘Colony’, United States) and AXA REIM SA belonging to the group AXA (‘AXA’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Data 4 Group (‘Data 4 Group’, Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   Colony: real estate services and investment management;
  —   AXA: life, health and other insurance, and investment management;
  —   Data 4 Group: development and operation of data centres and other IT services. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   Colony: real estate services and investment management;

Colony

—   AXA: life, health and other insurance, and investment management;

AXA

—   Data 4 Group: development and operation of data centres and other IT services.

Data 4 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 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 to it their observations on the proposed operation.
  Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference number M.7727 — Colony/AXA/Data 4 Group by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post 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 to it their observations on the proposed operation.

Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference number M.7727 — Colony/AXA/Data 4 Group by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post 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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