# C_2021402EN.01000901.xml

| 5.10.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 402/9 |
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5.10.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 402/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10481 — Silver Lake/BV/Clubessential Holdings)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 402/07)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Silver Lake Group LLC (‘Silver Lake’, USA), |
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Silver Lake Group LLC (‘Silver Lake’, USA),

| — | Battery Management Corp. (‘BV’, USA), and |
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Battery Management Corp. (‘BV’, USA), and

| — | Clubessential Holdings, LLC (‘Clubessential’, USA), currently solely controlled by BV. |
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Clubessential Holdings, LLC (‘Clubessential’, USA), currently solely controlled by BV.

Silver Lake and BV acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Clubessential.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | for Silver Lake: a global investment firm focused on technology, technology-enabled and related growth industries, |
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for Silver Lake: a global investment firm focused on technology, technology-enabled and related growth industries,

| — | for BV: a global, technology-focused investment firm, with a core focus on application software, IT infrastructure, consumer internet/mobile and industrial technology, as well as technology supported services, and |
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for BV: a global, technology-focused investment firm, with a core focus on application software, IT infrastructure, consumer internet/mobile and industrial technology, as well as technology supported services, and

| — | for Clubessential: a provider of a full suite of membership and club management Software as a Service solutions to private clubs, health & fitness clubs, college athletic programs, and parks and recreation entities. |
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for Clubessential: a provider of a full suite of membership and club management Software as a Service solutions to private clubs, health & fitness clubs, college athletic programs, and parks and recreation entities.

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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.10481 — Silver Lake/BV/Clubessential Holdings

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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