# C_2021207EN.01000801.xml

| 1.6.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 207/8 |
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1.6.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 207/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10297 - CDPQ/OTPP/Ohio)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 207/05)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (‘CDPQ’, Canada); |
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Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (‘CDPQ’, Canada);

| — | Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (‘OTPP’, Canada); |
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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (‘OTPP’, Canada);

| — | Ohio National Mutual Holdings, Inc. (‘Ohio’, US). |
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Ohio National Mutual Holdings, Inc. (‘Ohio’, US).

CDPQ and OTPP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Ohio, via their platform Constellation Insurance LP.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | CDPQ is a long-term institutional investor managing funds primarily for public and para-public pension and insurance plans globally. It invests these funds in major financial markets, private equity, fixed income, infrastructure and real estate; |
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CDPQ is a long-term institutional investor managing funds primarily for public and para-public pension and insurance plans globally. It invests these funds in major financial markets, private equity, fixed income, infrastructure and real estate;

| — | OTPP is concerned with the administration of pension benefits and the investment of pension plan assets on behalf of approximately 331,000 active and retired teachers in the Canadian province of Ontario; |
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OTPP is concerned with the administration of pension benefits and the investment of pension plan assets on behalf of approximately 331,000 active and retired teachers in the Canadian province of Ontario;

| — | Ohio is a US provider of individual life insurance, disability income insurance and annuities, as well as broker-dealer and investment advisory services and, outside of the US, is also active in Brazil, Chile and Peru. |
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Ohio is a US provider of individual life insurance, disability income insurance and annuities, as well as broker-dealer and investment advisory services and, outside of the US, is also active in Brazil, Chile and Peru.

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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.10297 - CDPQ/OTPP/Ohio

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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