# C_2015149EN.01000401.xml

| 6.5.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 149/4 |
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6.5.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 149/4

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7551 — Advent/Hypo Group Alpe Adria AG)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 149/04)

| 1. | On 28 April 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 Advent International Corporation (‘Advent’, United States) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Hypo Group Alpe Adria AG (‘HGAA’, Austria), by way purchase of shares. |
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On 28 April 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 Advent International Corporation (‘Advent’, United States) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Hypo Group Alpe Adria AG (‘HGAA’, Austria), by way purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   Advent: a global private equity investor in various sectors, including media, communications, financial services, information technology, retail, industrial and pharmaceuticals,
  —   HGAA: a company comprising a network of banks active in: (i) banking business with retail, corporate and public customers; and (ii) leasing business in South-Eastern Europe, including in Croatia and Slovenia. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   Advent: a global private equity investor in various sectors, including media, communications, financial services, information technology, retail, industrial and pharmaceuticals,

Advent

—   HGAA: a company comprising a network of banks active in: (i) banking business with retail, corporate and public customers; and (ii) leasing business in South-Eastern Europe, including in Croatia and Slovenia.

HGAA

| 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 M.7551 — Advent/Hypo Group Alpe Adria AG, 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 M.7551 — Advent/Hypo Group Alpe Adria AG, 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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