# C_2020001EN.01000401.xml

| 3.1.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 1/4 |
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3.1.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 1/4

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9633 — Astorg/Nordic Capital/Novo/ERT)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 1/04)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | A7 Invest BidCo Limited (‘A7 Invest BidCo’), controlled by Astorg VII SLP, a fund managed by Astorg Asset Management S.à.r.l, (‘Astorg’, Luxembourg), |
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A7 Invest BidCo Limited (‘A7 Invest BidCo’), controlled by Astorg VII SLP, a fund managed by Astorg Asset Management S.à.r.l, (‘Astorg’, Luxembourg),

| — | Nordic Capital IX Limited (‘Nordic Capital’, Jersey, Channel Islands), |
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Nordic Capital IX Limited (‘Nordic Capital’, Jersey, Channel Islands),

| — | Novo Holdings A/S (‘Novo’, Denmark), and |
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Novo Holdings A/S (‘Novo’, Denmark), and

| — | eResearchTechnology (‘ERT’, United States), currently solely controlled by Nordic Capital. |
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eResearchTechnology (‘ERT’, United States), currently solely controlled by Nordic Capital.

Astorg, (through A7 Invest BidCo), Nordic Capital and Novo acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of ERT (2).

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | for Astorg: private equity group, |
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for Astorg: private equity group,

| — | for Nordic Capital: private equity funds investing across a broad array of industries including healthcare, tech & payments, financial services, industrial & business services and consumer products, |
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for Nordic Capital: private equity funds investing across a broad array of industries including healthcare, tech & payments, financial services, industrial & business services and consumer products,

| — | for Novo: responsible for managing the assets of the Novo Nordisk Foundation through strategic investments in the life sciences and related areas and through minority investments of a financial and venture capital nature in a broad portfolio of companies dedicated to medical and scientific research, |
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for Novo: responsible for managing the assets of the Novo Nordisk Foundation through strategic investments in the life sciences and related areas and through minority investments of a financial and venture capital nature in a broad portfolio of companies dedicated to medical and scientific research,

| — | for ERT: provider of software-enabled clinical research solutions. |
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for ERT: provider of software-enabled clinical research solutions.

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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 (3) 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.9633 — Astorg/Nordic Capital/Novo/ERT

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)  The current management of ERT will own less than 1 % of the share capital.

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(3)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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