# C_2019414EN.01003001.xml

| 10.12.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 414/30 |
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10.12.2019

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 414/30

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9694 — Hermes/Iridium/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 414/09)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Hermes GPE LLP (‘Hermes’, United Kingdom), |
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Hermes GPE LLP (‘Hermes’, United Kingdom),

| — | Iridium Conceciones de Infrastructuras S.A. (‘Iridium’, Spain), belonging to the ACS Group (‘ACS’, Spain), |
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Iridium Conceciones de Infrastructuras S.A. (‘Iridium’, Spain), belonging to the ACS Group (‘ACS’, Spain),

| — | JV (Spain), including:






  — | Eix Diagonal Concessionària de la Generalitat de Catalunya (‘Eix Diagonal’, Spain), |
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JV (Spain), including:

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Eix Diagonal Concessionària de la Generalitat de Catalunya (‘Eix Diagonal’, Spain),

| — | Autovía del Pirineo S.A. (‘A-21’, Spain), |
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Autovía del Pirineo S.A. (‘A-21’, Spain),

| — | Autovía de los Pinares, S.A. (‘Aupisa’, Spain), |
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Autovía de los Pinares, S.A. (‘Aupisa’, Spain),

| — | Concesionaria Santiago-Brión S.A. (‘Santiago-Brión’, Spain), |
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Concesionaria Santiago-Brión S.A. (‘Santiago-Brión’, Spain),

| — | Reus-Alcover Concesionària de la Generalitat de Catalunya S.A. (‘Reus-Alcover’, Spain), |
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Reus-Alcover Concesionària de la Generalitat de Catalunya S.A. (‘Reus-Alcover’, Spain),

| — | Autovía de la Mancha S.A. (‘Aumancha’, Spain), |
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Autovía de la Mancha S.A. (‘Aumancha’, Spain),

| — | Inversora de la Autovía de la Mancha S.A. (‘Inversora’, Spain). |
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Inversora de la Autovía de la Mancha S.A. (‘Inversora’, Spain).

Hermes and Iridium acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the JV, which will be managing the toll motorway concessions (i.e. Eix-Diagonal, A-21, Aupisa, Santiago-Brión, Reus-Alcover, Aumancha and Inversora, together the ‘Toll Motorway Concessions’).

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | for Hermes: is a leading specialist investor in global private markets specialising in developing bespoke and diversified private equity and infrastructure portfolios on behalf of its clients, |
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for Hermes: is a leading specialist investor in global private markets specialising in developing bespoke and diversified private equity and infrastructure portfolios on behalf of its clients,

| — | for Iridium: part of the Spanish construction group ACS, is active in the development, management and maintenance of concessions, |
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for Iridium: part of the Spanish construction group ACS, is active in the development, management and maintenance of concessions,

| — | for the JV: active in the management of concessions in the transport sector, and will be managing the Toll Motorway Concessions. |
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for the JV: active in the management of concessions in the transport sector, and will be managing the Toll Motorway Concessions.

3.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the 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 the Notice.

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Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9694 — Hermes/Iridium/JV

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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