# C_2020358EN.01001101.xml

| 26.10.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 358/11 |
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26.10.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 358/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9835 — Bertelsmann/Schweizerische Post/Cinfoni

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 358/10)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA (‘Bertelsmann’, Germany); |
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Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA (‘Bertelsmann’, Germany);

| — | Die Schweizerische Post AG (‘Schweizerische Post’, Switzerland); |
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Die Schweizerische Post AG (‘Schweizerische Post’, Switzerland);

| — | Cinfoni AG (‘Cinfoni’, Switzerland). |
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Cinfoni AG (‘Cinfoni’, Switzerland).

Bertelsmann and Schweizerische Post acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Cinfoni.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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| — | Bertelsmann is a global media and services company, active in television, print media, music industry, education and other services, including the provision of logistics, finance and financial data. |
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Bertelsmann is a global media and services company, active in television, print media, music industry, education and other services, including the provision of logistics, finance and financial data.

| — | Schweizerische Post is the Swiss public postal service, also active in the provision in financial services. |
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Schweizerische Post is the Swiss public postal service, also active in the provision in financial services.

| — | Cinfoni envisages to provide an international solution enabling registration, identification and exchange as well as re-usage of know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money-laundering (AML) data as well as other regulatory basic data (for example MiFID II and FATCA data). |
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Cinfoni envisages to provide an international solution enabling registration, identification and exchange as well as re-usage of know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money-laundering (AML) data as well as other regulatory basic data (for example MiFID II and FATCA data).

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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.9835 – Bertelsmann/Schweizerische Post/Cinfoni

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 |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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