# C_2016091EN.01001001.xml

| 8.3.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 91/10 |
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8.3.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 91/10

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7967 — Apax Partners/Neuberger Berman/Engineering)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 91/08)

| 1. | On 29 February 2016, 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 Apax Partners LLP (‘Apax Partners’, United Kingdom) and NBSH Acquisition, LLC (‘Neuberger Berman’, United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking Engineering Ingegneria Informatica SpA (‘Engineering’, Italy) by way of public bid announced on 8 February 2016. |
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On 29 February 2016, 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 Apax Partners LLP (‘Apax Partners’, United Kingdom) and NBSH Acquisition, LLC (‘Neuberger Berman’, United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking Engineering Ingegneria Informatica SpA (‘Engineering’, Italy) by way of public bid announced on 8 February 2016.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Apax Partners: private equity investment and advisory company,
  —   for Neuberger Berman: private equity and hedge fund portfolios management company,
  —   for Engineering: provision of IT services to several industries mainly in Italy. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Apax Partners: private equity investment and advisory company,

for Apax Partners

—   for Neuberger Berman: private equity and hedge fund portfolios management company,

for Neuberger Berman

—   for Engineering: provision of IT services to several industries mainly in Italy.

for Engineering

| 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 M.7967 — Apax Partners/Neuberger Berman/Engineering, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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 M.7967 — Apax Partners/Neuberger Berman/Engineering, 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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