# C_2016011EN.01000401.xml

| 14.1.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 11/4 |
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14.1.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/4

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7901 — COFRA Holding/Binder Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 11/04)

| 1. | On 8 January 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 COFRA Holding AG (‘COFRA’, Channel Islands) will indirectly acquire sole control within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation of Hans und Ottmar Binder Group (‘Binder Group’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 8 January 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 COFRA Holding AG (‘COFRA’, Channel Islands) will indirectly acquire sole control within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation of Hans und Ottmar Binder Group (‘Binder Group’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | COFRA is an investment holding company of companies active in the retail, real estate and investment business in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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COFRA is an investment holding company of companies active in the retail, real estate and investment business in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

| — | Binder Group is a group of companies offering aluminium exterior trim parts for light vehicles (roof rails, window shaft rails, window guide rails, roof-trim stripes, pillar panels, gas caps and cross beams). |
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Binder Group is a group of companies offering aluminium exterior trim parts for light vehicles (roof rails, window shaft rails, window guide rails, roof-trim stripes, pillar panels, gas caps and cross beams).

| 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.7901 — COFRA Holding/Binder Group, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussels |
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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.7901 — COFRA Holding/Binder Group, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussels

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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