# C_2015091EN.01000401.xml

| 18.3.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 91/4 |
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18.3.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 91/4

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7528 — Cheung Kong Holdings/Eversholt)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 91/04)

| 1. | On 9 March 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 Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited (CKH) (Hong Kong) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Eversholt Investment Group (Luxembourg) S.à.r.l. and all its subsidiaries (Eversholt) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 9 March 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 Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited (CKH) (Hong Kong) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Eversholt Investment Group (Luxembourg) S.à.r.l. and all its subsidiaries (Eversholt) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   CKH: investment holding, property development and investment, hotels and serviced suites operation, property and project management, investment in infrastructure businesses and securities and ownership and leasing of aircraft; and, through its interests in the following companies, the following activities:






  i. | Hutchison Whampoa Limited: ports and related services, property and hotels, retail, infrastructure, energy and telecommunications; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   CKH: investment holding, property development and investment, hotels and serviced suites operation, property and project management, investment in infrastructure businesses and securities and ownership and leasing of aircraft; and, through its interests in the following companies, the following activities:

CKH

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Hutchison Whampoa Limited: ports and related services, property and hotels, retail, infrastructure, energy and telecommunications;

| ii. | Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited: investment in energy infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, water infrastructure and infrastructure related businesses operating in Hong Kong, mainland China, the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, |
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Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited: investment in energy infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, water infrastructure and infrastructure related businesses operating in Hong Kong, mainland China, the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand and Canada,

—   Eversholt: supply of railway rolling stock and associated equipment under operating leases, as well as associated maintenance services, to TOCs and FOCs operating in Great Britain.

Eversholt

| 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 number M.7528 — Cheung Kong Holdings/Eversholt, 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 number M.7528 — Cheung Kong Holdings/Eversholt, 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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