# C_2016239EN.01001901.xml

| 1.7.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 239/19 |
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1.7.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 239/19

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8051 — CVC/Tipico Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 239/08)

| 1. | On 22 June 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking CVC Capital Partners, together with its subsidiaries and CVC Capital Partners Advisory Group Holding Foundation and its subsidiaries (the ‘CVC Group’, Luxembourg), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Tipico Group of Germany, by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 22 June 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking CVC Capital Partners, together with its subsidiaries and CVC Capital Partners Advisory Group Holding Foundation and its subsidiaries (the ‘CVC Group’, Luxembourg), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Tipico Group of Germany, by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for CVC Group: advice to and management of investments funds, which hold interests in a number of companies, including Sky Bet. Sky Bet is active in the provision of online gaming and betting services to customers in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands,
  —   for Tipico Group: provision of online, mobile and retail betting and gambling services in Germany, Belgium, Denmark and Austria (retail and online), and online and mobile betting and gambling services in Italy, Sweden and the Netherlands. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for CVC Group: advice to and management of investments funds, which hold interests in a number of companies, including Sky Bet. Sky Bet is active in the provision of online gaming and betting services to customers in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands,

for CVC Group

—   for Tipico Group: provision of online, mobile and retail betting and gambling services in Germany, Belgium, Denmark and Austria (retail and online), and online and mobile betting and gambling services in Italy, Sweden and the Netherlands.

for Tipico Group

| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.8051 — CVC/Tipico Group, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.8051 — CVC/Tipico Group, 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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