# C_2016308EN.01000301.xml

| 24.8.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 308/3 |
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24.8.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 308/3

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8104 — HNA Group/Gategroup)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 308/04)

| 1. | On 16 August 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which HNA Group Co., Ltd (‘HNA’, China) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Gategroup Holding Ltd (‘Gategroup’, Switzerland), by way of public bid announced on 20 May 2016. |
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On 16 August 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which HNA Group Co., Ltd (‘HNA’, China) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Gategroup Holding Ltd (‘Gategroup’, Switzerland), by way of public bid announced on 20 May 2016.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for HNA: core divisions of aviation, real estate holdings, capital/financial services, tourism, and shipping/food cold chain logistics. HNA is mainly focused on China and the Asia region, with some activities in the EU,
  —   for Gategroup: provision of in-flight catering services and retail on-board (aircrafts) and — to a lesser extent — other related ancillary activities such as on-board service equipment and supply chain and logistics solutions or management of airport lounges. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for HNA: core divisions of aviation, real estate holdings, capital/financial services, tourism, and shipping/food cold chain logistics. HNA is mainly focused on China and the Asia region, with some activities in the EU,

for HNA

—   for Gategroup: provision of in-flight catering services and retail on-board (aircrafts) and — to a lesser extent — other related ancillary activities such as on-board service equipment and supply chain and logistics solutions or management of airport lounges.

for Gategroup

| 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. |
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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.

| 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.8104 — HNA Group/Gategroup, 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 M.8104 — HNA Group/Gategroup, 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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