# C_2016047EN.01000901.xml

| 6.2.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 47/9 |
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6.2.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 47/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7916 — Macquarie/Ivanhoe/Logos Australia/Logos China)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 47/07)

| 1. | On 29 January 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited (‘Macquarie Capital’, Australia), part of the Macquarie Group (Australia), and Ivanhoe Cambridge China Inc. (‘Ivanhoe’, Canada), a subsidiary of the pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement de Québec (Canada), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the undertakings Logos New Holding Company Pty Ltd (Australia), Logos New Holding Trust (Australia), Logos New Investment Trust (Australia) (together ‘Logos Australia’) and Logos China Investment Limited (‘Logos China’, British Virgin Islands) by way of subscription for shares. |
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On 29 January 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited (‘Macquarie Capital’, Australia), part of the Macquarie Group (Australia), and Ivanhoe Cambridge China Inc. (‘Ivanhoe’, Canada), a subsidiary of the pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement de Québec (Canada), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the undertakings Logos New Holding Company Pty Ltd (Australia), Logos New Holding Trust (Australia), Logos New Investment Trust (Australia) (together ‘Logos Australia’) and Logos China Investment Limited (‘Logos China’, British Virgin Islands) by way of subscription for shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Macquarie Capital: investment intermediation for institutional, corporate and retail clients around the world in a wide range of sectors, including resources and commodities, energy, financial institutions, infrastructure and real estate,
  —   for Ivanhoe: global real estate investment,
  —   for Logos Australia: development and management of real estate in Australia,
  —   for Logos China: development and management of real estate in China. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Macquarie Capital: investment intermediation for institutional, corporate and retail clients around the world in a wide range of sectors, including resources and commodities, energy, financial institutions, infrastructure and real estate,

for Macquarie Capital

—   for Ivanhoe: global real estate investment,

for Ivanhoe

—   for Logos Australia: development and management of real estate in Australia,

for Logos Australia

—   for Logos China: development and management of real estate in China.

for Logos China

| 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.7916 — Macquarie/Ivanhoe/Logos Australia/Logos China, 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.7916 — Macquarie/Ivanhoe/Logos Australia/Logos China, 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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