# C_2018220EN.01000901.xml

| 25.6.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 220/9 |
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25.6.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 220/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8968 — H.I.G. Capital/INEOS (Baleycourt business and ICT business))

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 220/05)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | H.I.G. Capital LLC (‘H.I.G. Capital’, United States), |
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H.I.G. Capital LLC (‘H.I.G. Capital’, United States),

| — | Valtris Specialty Chemicals Limited (‘Valtris’, United Kingdom), |
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Valtris Specialty Chemicals Limited (‘Valtris’, United Kingdom),

| — | INEOS Enterprises France SAS (France), INEOS Champlor SAS (France) and certain assets held within INEOS Enterprises Group Limited (IEGL) (together ‘the Baleycourt business’), and |
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INEOS Enterprises France SAS (France), INEOS Champlor SAS (France) and certain assets held within INEOS Enterprises Group Limited (IEGL) (together ‘the Baleycourt business’), and

| — | INEOS ChloroToluenes Limited (‘the ICT business’, United Kingdom). |
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INEOS ChloroToluenes Limited (‘the ICT business’, United Kingdom).

H.I.G. Capital acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the Baleycourt business and the ICT business.

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| — | H.I.G. Capital is a global private equity and alternative asset investment firm. It is active, through its portfolio company Valtris, in the production and supply of specialty chemicals, primarily polymer additives, |
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H.I.G. Capital is a global private equity and alternative asset investment firm. It is active, through its portfolio company Valtris, in the production and supply of specialty chemicals, primarily polymer additives,

| — | the Baleycourt business is active in the production and supply of biodiesel and edible oils and their by-products, and esters, a type of plasticiser, |
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the Baleycourt business is active in the production and supply of biodiesel and edible oils and their by-products, and esters, a type of plasticiser,

| — | the ICT business is active in the production and supply of chlorinated toluene derivatives and related chemical intermediates. |
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the ICT business is active in the production and supply of chlorinated toluene derivatives and related chemical intermediates.

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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.8968 — H.I.G. Capital/INEOS (Baleycourt business and ICT business)

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 |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

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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