# C_2016290EN.01000901.xml

| 10.8.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 290/9 |
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10.8.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 290/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8107 — CVC/ÅR Packaging)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 290/05)

| 1. | On 1 August 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC Capital Partners’, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of ÅR Packaging Group AB (Sweden) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 1 August 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC Capital Partners’, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of ÅR Packaging Group AB (Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   CVC Capital Partners: private equity investment fund holding interests in various industries including chemicals, utilities, manufacturing, retailing and distribution,
  —   ÅR Packaging Group AB: producer of paperboard and flexible packaging products. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   CVC Capital Partners: private equity investment fund holding interests in various industries including chemicals, utilities, manufacturing, retailing and distribution,

CVC Capital Partners

—   ÅR Packaging Group AB: producer of paperboard and flexible packaging products.

ÅR Packaging Group AB

| 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.8107 — CVC/ÅR Packaging, 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.8107 — CVC/ÅR Packaging, 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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