# C_2016180EN.01000301.xml

| 19.5.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 180/3 |
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19.5.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 180/3

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7972 — ITW/EF&C)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 180/03)

| 1. | On 10 May 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Illinois Tool Works Inc. (‘ITW’, USA), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the Engineered Fasteners & Components (‘EF&C’, Germany) Business unit of ZF TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Germany). |
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On 10 May 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Illinois Tool Works Inc. (‘ITW’, USA), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the Engineered Fasteners & Components (‘EF&C’, Germany) Business unit of ZF TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Germany).

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






  — | ITW is a global manufacturer of a diversified range of industrial products and equipment. ITW’s operations are organised around seven segments: Automotive OEM; Test & Measurement and Electronics; Food Equipment; Polymers & Fluids; Welding; Construction Products; and Specialty Products. This transaction relates to ITW’s Automotive OEM segment which manufactures fasteners and plastic components for the automotive industry, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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ITW is a global manufacturer of a diversified range of industrial products and equipment. ITW’s operations are organised around seven segments: Automotive OEM; Test & Measurement and Electronics; Food Equipment; Polymers & Fluids; Welding; Construction Products; and Specialty Products. This transaction relates to ITW’s Automotive OEM segment which manufactures fasteners and plastic components for the automotive industry,

| — | EF&C, a business unit of ZF TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., manufactures plastic fasteners and plastic components for the automotive industry. |
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EF&C, a business unit of ZF TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., manufactures plastic fasteners and plastic components for the automotive industry.

| 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.7972 — ITW/EF&C, 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.7972 — ITW/EF&C, 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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