# C_2017401EN.01002301.xml

| 25.11.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 401/23 |
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25.11.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 401/23

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8706 — CVC/Providence/Skybox)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 401/10)

| 1. | On 17 November 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
  This notification concerns the following undertakings:






  — | CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC’, Luxembourg), |
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On 17 November 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

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CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC’, Luxembourg),

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

| — | Skybox Security, Inc. (‘Skybox’, United States). |
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Skybox Security, Inc. (‘Skybox’, United States).

CVC and Providence acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Skybox.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for CVC: investment advice to and/or managing investments on behalf of certain investment funds and platforms,
  —   for Providence: a private equity investor in the media and communications sectors globally,
  —   for Skybox: security and vulnerability management i.e. the assessment, review and audit of its customers' existing security and vulnerability protection and enforcement tools, as well as the provision of actionable intelligence on points of exposure. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for CVC: investment advice to and/or managing investments on behalf of certain investment funds and platforms,

for CVC

—   for Providence: a private equity investor in the media and communications sectors globally,

for Providence

—   for Skybox: security and vulnerability management i.e. the assessment, review and audit of its customers' existing security and vulnerability protection and enforcement tools, as well as the provision of actionable intelligence on points of exposure.

for Skybox

| 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) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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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.

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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| 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.8706 — CVC/Providence/Skybox
  Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





  E-mail: 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 |

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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. The following reference should always be specified:

M.8706 — CVC/Providence/Skybox

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

E-mail: 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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