# C_2021065EN.01001601.xml

| 25.2.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 65/16 |
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25.2.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 65/16

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10087 — PROXIMUS/NEXUS INFRASTRUCTURE/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 65/08)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Proximus NV (‘Proximus’, Belgium); |
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Proximus NV (‘Proximus’, Belgium);

| — | Nexus Infrastructure S.à r.l. (‘Nexus Infrastructure’, Luxembourg); |
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Nexus Infrastructure S.à r.l. (‘Nexus Infrastructure’, Luxembourg);

| — | Nexus Fiber BV (‘Nexus Fiber’, Belgium). |
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Nexus Fiber BV (‘Nexus Fiber’, Belgium).

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The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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| — | for Proximus: operator of fixed and mobile electronic communication services and networks for residential and business customers in Belgium, both at the retail and wholesale level. |
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for Proximus: operator of fixed and mobile electronic communication services and networks for residential and business customers in Belgium, both at the retail and wholesale level.

| — | for Nexus Infrastructure: special purpose vehicle with no other current business activities than its use as a holding company for purposes of the Notified Transaction. Nexus Infrastructure is part of the EQT group and indirectly controlled by EQT Fund Management S.à r.l. EQT is a global integrated alternative investments firm, which amongst other things, invests in infrastructure and infrastructure-related assets and businesses primarily in Europe and North America. |
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for Nexus Infrastructure: special purpose vehicle with no other current business activities than its use as a holding company for purposes of the Notified Transaction. Nexus Infrastructure is part of the EQT group and indirectly controlled by EQT Fund Management S.à r.l. EQT is a global integrated alternative investments firm, which amongst other things, invests in infrastructure and infrastructure-related assets and businesses primarily in Europe and North America.

| — | for Nexus Fiber: operator (including roll-out) of a dense passive open point-to-point Fiber-To-The-X (‘FTTx’) network in certain parts of the Flanders Region of Belgium. |
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for Nexus Fiber: operator (including roll-out) of a dense passive open point-to-point Fiber-To-The-X (‘FTTx’) network in certain parts of the Flanders Region of Belgium.

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.

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

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M.10087 — Proximus/Nexus Infrastructure/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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