# C_2016259EN.01000601.xml

| 16.7.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 259/6 |
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16.7.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 259/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8073 — Advent International/Bain Capital/Setefi Services/Intesa Sanpaolo Card)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 259/09)

| 1. | On 5 July 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which funds managed by Advent International Corporation (‘Advent International’, the United Kingdom) and funds managed by Bain Capital Investors, L.L.C. (‘Bain Capital’, the United Kingdom), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Setefi Services SpA (‘Setefi Services’, Italy) and Intesa Sanpaolo Card d.o.o. (‘ISP Card’, Croatia), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 5 July 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which funds managed by Advent International Corporation (‘Advent International’, the United Kingdom) and funds managed by Bain Capital Investors, L.L.C. (‘Bain Capital’, the United Kingdom), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Setefi Services SpA (‘Setefi Services’, Italy) and Intesa Sanpaolo Card d.o.o. (‘ISP Card’, Croatia), by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   Advent International: private equity investor with holdings in various sectors, including industrial, retail, media, communications, information technology, internet, healthcare and pharmaceuticals,
  —   Bain Capital: private equity investment firm investing in information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial and industrial/manufacturing,
  —   Setefi Services and Intesa Sanpaolo Card: operators of in-house card payment processing platform of Intesa Sanpaolo banking group. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   Advent International: private equity investor with holdings in various sectors, including industrial, retail, media, communications, information technology, internet, healthcare and pharmaceuticals,

Advent International

—   Bain Capital: private equity investment firm investing in information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial and industrial/manufacturing,

Bain Capital

—   Setefi Services and Intesa Sanpaolo Card: operators of in-house card payment processing platform of Intesa Sanpaolo banking group.

Setefi Services and Intesa Sanpaolo Card

| 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 number M.8073 — Advent International/Bain Capital/Setefi Services/Intesa Sanpaolo Card, 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.8073 — Advent International/Bain Capital/Setefi Services/Intesa Sanpaolo Card, 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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