# C_2014186EN.01001101.xml

| 18.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 186/11 |
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18.6.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 186/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7287 — CD&R Fund IX/Mauser)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 186/09

| 1. | On 5 June 2014 the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration according to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund IX, L.P. (‘CD&R Fund IX’, USA) intends to acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation Regulation sole control of the undertaking Mauser Holding GmbH (‘Mauser’, Germany), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 5 June 2014 the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration according to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund IX, L.P. (‘CD&R Fund IX’, USA) intends to acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation Regulation sole control of the undertaking Mauser Holding GmbH (‘Mauser’, Germany), by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for CD&R Fund IX: private equity investment,
  —   for Mauser: mainly active in the production and sale of rigid industrial packaging products. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for CD&R Fund IX: private equity investment,

for CD&R Fund IX

—   for Mauser: mainly active in the production and sale of rigid industrial packaging products.

for Mauser

| 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 the 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 the 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.7287 — CD&R Fund IX/Mauser, 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.7287 — CD&R Fund IX/Mauser, 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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