# C_2015258EN.01000401.xml

| 7.8.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 258/4 |
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7.8.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 258/4

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7722 — 3i Group/AMP Capital Investors/ESVAGT)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 258/04)

| 1. | On 31 July 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 undertakings 3i Group plc (‘3i’, United Kingdom) and AMP Capital Investors Limited (‘AMP’, Australia) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of ESVAGT A/S and its subsidiaries (‘ESVAGT’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 31 July 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 undertakings 3i Group plc (‘3i’, United Kingdom) and AMP Capital Investors Limited (‘AMP’, Australia) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of ESVAGT A/S and its subsidiaries (‘ESVAGT’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | 3i is a UK venture capital company that primarily invests in Europe. 3I invests in the infrastructure space with a focus on the utilities, transportation and social infrastructure sectors. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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3i is a UK venture capital company that primarily invests in Europe. 3I invests in the infrastructure space with a focus on the utilities, transportation and social infrastructure sectors.

| — | AMP is an Australian investment house operating across a broad range of asset classes worldwide. |
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AMP is an Australian investment house operating across a broad range of asset classes worldwide.

| — | ESVAGT is headquartered in Denmark and is a provider of emergency rescue and response vessels and related services to the offshore oil and gas industry. It also performs supplementary activities, including oil spill contingency services, tanker assistance, performance of rig moves and supply duties as well as inter-field transfer of cargo and personnel for offshore oil and gas rigs. It operates primarily in the North Sea. |
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ESVAGT is headquartered in Denmark and is a provider of emergency rescue and response vessels and related services to the offshore oil and gas industry. It also performs supplementary activities, including oil spill contingency services, tanker assistance, performance of rig moves and supply duties as well as inter-field transfer of cargo and personnel for offshore oil and gas rigs. It operates primarily in the North Sea.

| 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 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 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7722 — 3i Group/AMP Capital Investors/ESVAGT, 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.7722 — 3i Group/AMP Capital Investors/ESVAGT, 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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