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| 1.4.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 121/42 |

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9322 — Vista Equity Partners/TA Associates/Aptean)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 121/10)

1.

On 22 March 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019121EN.01004201-E0001).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

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| — | Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (‘Vista’, United States), |

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| — | TA Associates Management L.P. (‘TA Associates’, United States), |

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| — | Aptean Inc. (United States) and Yaletown Acquiror S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg) (together the ‘Target’), currently controlled by Vista. |

Vista and TA Associates acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the Target.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Vista: private equity firm focused on investments in software, data and technology-enabled businesses,

—   for TA Associates: private equity company active in North America, Europe and Asia, which undertakes buyouts and minority recapitalisations of profitable growth companies,

—   for the Target: seller of software that enables customers to enhance their internal workflows, notably customer relationship management, customer experience management, enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, compliance solutions and knowledge management.

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.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [(2)](#ntr2-C_2019121EN.01004201-E0002) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

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. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9322 — Vista Equity Partners/TA Associates/Aptean

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

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| 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)](#ntc1-C_2019121EN.01004201-E0001)  [OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_024_R_TOC) (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

[(2)](#ntc2-C_2019121EN.01004201-E0002)  [OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOC_2013_366_R_TOC).

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