# C_2019106EN.01002601.xml

| 20.3.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 106/26 |
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20.3.2019

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 106/26

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9334 — GTCR/Apax Partners/Dolphin TopCo)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 106/05)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | GTCR LLC (‘GTCR’, USA), |
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GTCR LLC (‘GTCR’, USA),

| — | Apax Partners LLP (‘AP’, United-Kingdom), |
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Apax Partners LLP (‘AP’, United-Kingdom),

| — | Dolphin TopCo Inc. (‘Dolphin’, USA), controlled by AP, and indirect sole shareholder of AssuredPartners Inc. |
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Dolphin TopCo Inc. (‘Dolphin’, USA), controlled by AP, and indirect sole shareholder of AssuredPartners Inc.

GTCR and AP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of Dolphin.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | GTCR is a private equity firm focused on investing in companies in the financial services and technology, healthcare, technology, media and telecommunications and growth business services industries, |
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GTCR is a private equity firm focused on investing in companies in the financial services and technology, healthcare, technology, media and telecommunications and growth business services industries,

| — | AP is a private equity firm investing and providing investment advisory services to private equity funds in consumer, healthcare, services, telecommunication, and technology sectors, |
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AP is a private equity firm investing and providing investment advisory services to private equity funds in consumer, healthcare, services, telecommunication, and technology sectors,

| — | Dolphin is the indirect sole shareholder of the operating subsidiary AssuredPartners Inc.
  AssuredPartners Inc. is a US-based provider of non-life insurance brokerage services, specialised in the distribution of non-life insurance and insurance related to employee benefits. |
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Dolphin is the indirect sole shareholder of the operating subsidiary AssuredPartners Inc.

AssuredPartners Inc. is a US-based provider of non-life insurance brokerage services, specialised in the distribution of non-life insurance and insurance related to employee benefits.

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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.9334 — GTCR/Apax Partners/Dolphin TopCo

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 |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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

Fax +32 22964301

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

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