# C_2015322EN.01000801.xml

| 30.9.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 322/8 |
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30.9.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 322/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7767 — FIS/SunGard)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 322/08)

| 1. | On 22 September 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 Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (‘FIS’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings SunGard and SunGard Capital Corp. II (‘SunGard’, USA) by way of merging SunGard with a subsidiary of FIS. |
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On 22 September 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 Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (‘FIS’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings SunGard and SunGard Capital Corp. II (‘SunGard’, USA) by way of merging SunGard with a subsidiary of FIS.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for FIS: global provider of banking and payment technologies and services to the financial services industry
  —   for SunGard: global provider of software and processing solutions. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for FIS: global provider of banking and payment technologies and services to the financial services industry

for FIS

—   for SunGard: global provider of software and processing solutions.

for SunGard

| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7767 — FIS/SunGard, 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.7767 — FIS/SunGard, 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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