# C_2018302EN.01002001.xml

| 28.8.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 302/20 |
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28.8.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 302/20

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9036 — Advent International Corporation/GE (Distributed Power Business))

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 302/11)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Advent International Corporation (United States); |
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Advent International Corporation (United States);

| — | GE Distributed Power, Inc. (‘GE DP’, United States); |
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GE Distributed Power, Inc. (‘GE DP’, United States);

| — | General Electric Austria GmbH (‘GE Austria’, Austria); |
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General Electric Austria GmbH (‘GE Austria’, Austria);

| — | Jenbacher International BV (‘Jenbacher International’, The Netherlands). |
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Jenbacher International BV (‘Jenbacher International’, The Netherlands).

Advent International Corporation acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over GE DP, GE Austria and Jenbacher International (together ‘GE Distributed Power Business’).

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | Advent International Corporation is a private equity investor with holdings in various sectors, including financial services, industrial goods and services, consumer goods, media and telecommunication, leisure services, healthcare and pharmaceuticals; |
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Advent International Corporation is a private equity investor with holdings in various sectors, including financial services, industrial goods and services, consumer goods, media and telecommunication, leisure services, healthcare and pharmaceuticals;

| — | GE Distributed Power Business manufactures and sells reciprocating gas engines, and it provides aftermarket services related to these engines, including the supply of spare parts. |
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GE Distributed Power Business manufactures and sells reciprocating gas engines, and it provides aftermarket services related to these engines, including the supply of spare parts.

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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.9036 — Advent International Corporation/GE (Distributed Power 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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