# C_2015388EN.01001701.xml

| 21.11.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 388/17 |
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21.11.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 388/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7856 — Thoma Bravo/Silver Lake Group/SolarWinds)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 388/08)

| 1. | On 17 November 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 Thoma Bravo, LLC (‘Thoma Bravo’, United States) and Silver Lake Group, LLC (‘Silver Lake’, United States) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of the undertaking SolarWinds, Inc. (‘SolarWinds’, United States), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 17 November 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 Thoma Bravo, LLC (‘Thoma Bravo’, United States) and Silver Lake Group, LLC (‘Silver Lake’, United States) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of the undertaking SolarWinds, Inc. (‘SolarWinds’, United States), by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Thoma Bravo: investment management in private equity, with a particular focus on application and infrastructure software, and provision of capital, strategic and operational support to businesses,
  —   for Silver Lake: investment management in private equity,
  —   for SolarWinds: design, development and supply of enterprise-class information technology infrastructure management software to IT and development and operations professionals to manage on-premise, hybrid cloud and public cloud environments. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Thoma Bravo: investment management in private equity, with a particular focus on application and infrastructure software, and provision of capital, strategic and operational support to businesses,

for Thoma Bravo

—   for Silver Lake: investment management in private equity,

for Silver Lake

—   for SolarWinds: design, development and supply of enterprise-class information technology infrastructure management software to IT and development and operations professionals to manage on-premise, hybrid cloud and public cloud environments.

for SolarWinds

| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7856 — Thoma Bravo/Silver Lake Group/SolarWinds, 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7856 — Thoma Bravo/Silver Lake Group/SolarWinds, 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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