# C_2021244EN.01002201.xml

| 22.6.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 244/22 |
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22.6.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 244/22

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10158 — IHS Markit/CME Group/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 244/11)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | IHS Markit Ltd, (‘IHSM’, United Kingdom) |
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IHS Markit Ltd, (‘IHSM’, United Kingdom)

| — | CME Group (‘CME’, United States of America) |
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CME Group (‘CME’, United States of America)

| — | Parthenon Ltd (‘Parthenon’, Bermuda) |
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Parthenon Ltd (‘Parthenon’, Bermuda)

IHSM and CME acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Parthenon, a newly created joint venture company.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | for IHSM: international provider of information, analytics, expertise, and solutions to major industries, financial markets, and governments globally. IHSM provides pricing and reference data, financial indices, security identifiers, valuation and trading services, and data feeds/data management solutions, |
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for IHSM: international provider of information, analytics, expertise, and solutions to major industries, financial markets, and governments globally. IHSM provides pricing and reference data, financial indices, security identifiers, valuation and trading services, and data feeds/data management solutions,

| — | for CME: US based global risk management firm. CME owns and operates several exchanges (Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and the Commodity Exchange (COMEX)) and provides other trading and clearing services across a range of asset classes, including commodities, equity indices, FX, IRDs and cryptocurrencies, |
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for CME: US based global risk management firm. CME owns and operates several exchanges (Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and the Commodity Exchange (COMEX)) and provides other trading and clearing services across a range of asset classes, including commodities, equity indices, FX, IRDs and cryptocurrencies,

| — | for Parthenon: trade processing and trade/portfolio optimization services in a number of asset classes, namely IHSM’s OTC derivatives and FX trade processing business (known as MarkitSERV) and CME’s OTC derivatives optimization businesses (Traiana, TriOptima and Reset). |
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for Parthenon: trade processing and trade/portfolio optimization services in a number of asset classes, namely IHSM’s OTC derivatives and FX trade processing business (known as MarkitSERV) and CME’s OTC derivatives optimization businesses (Traiana, TriOptima and Reset).

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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.

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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.10158 — IHS Markit/CME Group/JV

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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