# C_2016204EN.01000801.xml

| 8.6.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 204/8 |
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8.6.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 204/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8040 — Silver Lake Group/Cegid Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 204/04)

| 1. | On 1 June 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking(s) Silver Lake Group, L.P. (‘Silver Lake’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Cegid Group (‘Cegid’, France) by way of public bid. |
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On 1 June 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking(s) Silver Lake Group, L.P. (‘Silver Lake’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Cegid Group (‘Cegid’, France) by way of public bid.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Silver Lake: private investments in large scale companies within the technology, technology-enabled, and related growth industries on a global basis,
  —   for Cegid: provision of finance, tax and human resource software for small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as vertical-specific (e.g. accounting and, to a lesser extent, retail and manufacturing) software solutions. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Silver Lake: private investments in large scale companies within the technology, technology-enabled, and related growth industries on a global basis,

for Silver Lake

—   for Cegid: provision of finance, tax and human resource software for small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as vertical-specific (e.g. accounting and, to a lesser extent, retail and manufacturing) software solutions.

for Cegid

| 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 this 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 this 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. 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.8040 — Silver Lake Group/Cegid 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 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. 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.8040 — Silver Lake Group/Cegid 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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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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