# C_2016334EN.01000801.xml

| 10.9.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 334/8 |
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10.9.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 334/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8183 — Avnet/Premier Farnell)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 334/07)

| 1. | On 1 September 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 Avnet, Inc. (‘Avnet’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Premier Farnell plc (‘Premier Farnell’, UK) by way of public bid announced on 28 July 2016. |
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On 1 September 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 Avnet, Inc. (‘Avnet’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Premier Farnell plc (‘Premier Farnell’, UK) by way of public bid announced on 28 July 2016.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Avnet: global distributor of electronic components, enterprise and data centre products and software. Avnet also offers assembly and other value-added services, including engineering and design support, materials management and logistics services, system integration and configuration and supply chain services customised to meet specific requirements of customers and suppliers;
  —   for Premier Farnell: global high service distributor of technology products and solutions for electronic system design, production, maintenance and repair. Premier Farnell distributes electronic components and related products, and finished electrical and electronic products. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Avnet: global distributor of electronic components, enterprise and data centre products and software. Avnet also offers assembly and other value-added services, including engineering and design support, materials management and logistics services, system integration and configuration and supply chain services customised to meet specific requirements of customers and suppliers;

for Avnet

—   for Premier Farnell: global high service distributor of technology products and solutions for electronic system design, production, maintenance and repair. Premier Farnell distributes electronic components and related products, and finished electrical and electronic products.

for Premier Farnell

| 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.8183 — Avnet/Premier Farnell, 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.8183 — Avnet/Premier Farnell, 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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