# C_2017252EN.01001201.xml

| 3.8.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 252/12 |
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3.8.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 252/12

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8548 — Ardian/GPS branch of Assystem Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 252/08)

| 1. | On 24 July 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Ardian France SA (‘Ardian’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the GPS (‘Global Product Solutions’) business area of Assystem Group (‘Assystem GPS’, France) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 24 July 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Ardian France SA (‘Ardian’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the GPS (‘Global Product Solutions’) business area of Assystem Group (‘Assystem GPS’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   Ardian: private investment in Europe, North America and Asia. Ardian holds interests in Fives, Serma and Trigo, companies operating in the sector of industrial engineering or a related sector.
  —   Assystem GPS: product engineering and post-development services for the aerospace, automotive, transport and machinery sectors. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   Ardian: private investment in Europe, North America and Asia. Ardian holds interests in Fives, Serma and Trigo, companies operating in the sector of industrial engineering or a related sector.

Ardian

—   Assystem GPS: product engineering and post-development services for the aerospace, automotive, transport and machinery sectors.

Assystem GPS

| 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 to it their observations on the proposed operation.
  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 M.8548 — Ardian/GPS branch of Assystem Group, 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 to it their observations on the proposed operation.

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 M.8548 — Ardian/GPS branch of Assystem Group, 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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