# C_2017440EN.01003301.xml

| 21.12.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 440/33 |
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21.12.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 440/33

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8720 — Jones Lang LaSalle/intu properties/The Chapelfield Partnership)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 440/12)

| 1. | On 8 December 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:






  — | LaSalle Investment Management (‘LaSalle’, United Kingdom), |
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On 8 December 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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LaSalle Investment Management (‘LaSalle’, United Kingdom),

| — | intu properties plc (‘intu’, United Kingdom), |
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intu properties plc (‘intu’, United Kingdom),

| — | Chapelfield shopping centre (‘Chapelfield’, United Kingdom), currently indirectly wholly owned by intu. |
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Chapelfield shopping centre (‘Chapelfield’, United Kingdom), currently indirectly wholly owned by intu.

Intu and LaSalle acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Chapelfield.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for intu: real estate investment trust, largely focused on shopping centre ownership, management and development across the United Kingdom and, to a more limited extent, in Spain,
  —   for LaSalle: real estate investment management firm. It is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated,
  —   for Chapelfield: covered commercial shopping centre in Norwich, a city in the east of England, in the United Kingdom. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for intu: real estate investment trust, largely focused on shopping centre ownership, management and development across the United Kingdom and, to a more limited extent, in Spain,

for intu

—   for LaSalle: real estate investment management firm. It is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated,

for LaSalle

—   for Chapelfield: covered commercial shopping centre in Norwich, a city in the east of England, in the United Kingdom.

for Chapelfield

| 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 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 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.8720 — Jones Lang LaSalle/intu properties/The Chapelfield Partnership
  Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





  Email: |
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| COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
| Fax |
| +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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.8720 — Jones Lang LaSalle/intu properties/The Chapelfield Partnership

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

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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