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| 5.7.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 262/14 |
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5.7.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 262/14

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10342 — Leonard Green & Partners/Goldman Sachs Group/AEA Investors/Visual Comfort)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 262/05)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. (‘LGP’, US), |
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Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. (‘LGP’, US),

| — | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘GS’, US), |
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The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘GS’, US),

| — | AEA Investors LP (‘AEA’, US), ultimately jointly controlled by John Garcia and Brian Hoesterey, |
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AEA Investors LP (‘AEA’, US), ultimately jointly controlled by John Garcia and Brian Hoesterey,

| — | Visual Comfort & Co (‘Visual Comfort’, US), controlled by the AEA. |
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Visual Comfort & Co (‘Visual Comfort’, US), controlled by the AEA.

LGP, GS and AEA acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Visual Comfort.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | for LGP: investing in companies providing services, including consumer, business, and healthcare services, as well as retail, distribution, and industrials, |
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for LGP: investing in companies providing services, including consumer, business, and healthcare services, as well as retail, distribution, and industrials,

| — | for GS: global investment banking, securities and investment management, |
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for GS: global investment banking, securities and investment management,

| — | for AEA: identifying opportunities for private funds, structuring investment transactions through investment vehicles and disposing of such investments to create returns for investors in its private funds, |
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for AEA: identifying opportunities for private funds, structuring investment transactions through investment vehicles and disposing of such investments to create returns for investors in its private funds,

| — | for Visual Comfort: providing decorative and functional lighting products. The company sells various kinds of decorative lights (under the brands Visual Comfort, Tech Lighting, Generation Lighting), decorative fans (under the Monte Carlo brand) and products that are a combination of decorative lights and fans. |
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for Visual Comfort: providing decorative and functional lighting products. The company sells various kinds of decorative lights (under the brands Visual Comfort, Tech Lighting, Generation Lighting), decorative fans (under the Monte Carlo brand) and products that are a combination of decorative lights and fans.

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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.10342 — Leonard Green & Partners/Goldman Sachs Group/AEA Investors/Visual Comfort

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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