# C_2016037EN.01000501.xml

| 30.1.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 37/5 |
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30.1.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 37/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7929 — Mitsubishi Corporation/KKR/South Staffordshire Plc)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 37/06)

| 1. | On 22 January 2016, 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 Mitsubishi Corporation (‘Mitsubishi Corporation’, Japan) and KKR & Co. L.P (‘KKR’, United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of South Staffordshire Plc (‘SSP’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 22 January 2016, 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 Mitsubishi Corporation (‘Mitsubishi Corporation’, Japan) and KKR & Co. L.P (‘KKR’, United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of South Staffordshire Plc (‘SSP’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | Mitsubishi Corporation is a global integrated trading company which develops and operates businesses across a variety of industries, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Mitsubishi Corporation is a global integrated trading company which develops and operates businesses across a variety of industries,

| — | KKR is a global investment firm, which offers a broad range of alternative asset funds and other investment products to investors and provides capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and clients, |
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KKR is a global investment firm, which offers a broad range of alternative asset funds and other investment products to investors and provides capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and clients,

| — | SSP The Target Group is an integrated services group active in the areas of regulated and unregulated water supply and related services. |
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SSP The Target Group is an integrated services group active in the areas of regulated and unregulated water supply and related services.

| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7929 — Mitsubishi Corporation/KKR/South Staffordshire Plc, 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.7929 — Mitsubishi Corporation/KKR/South Staffordshire Plc, 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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