# C_2018255EN.01001601.xml

| 20.7.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 255/16 |
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20.7.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 255/16

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8786 — OMERS/DV4/QIA/ABP/Real Estate JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 255/06)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Oxford Jersey Holding Company Limited (‘Oxford’, Jersey), |
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Oxford Jersey Holding Company Limited (‘Oxford’, Jersey),

| — | DV4 Limited (‘DV4’, British Virgin Islands), |
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DV4 Limited (‘DV4’, British Virgin Islands),

| — | Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company Q.P.S.C. (‘QDREIC’, Qatar), |
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Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company Q.P.S.C. (‘QDREIC’, Qatar),

| — | Stichting Depositary APG Strategic Real Estate Pool (‘APG’, The Netherlands), |
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Stichting Depositary APG Strategic Real Estate Pool (‘APG’, The Netherlands),

| — | E1EV LLPs joint venture comprising of the following two limited liability partnerships: Tribeca Square LLP and East Village London LLP (‘E1EV LLPs’, UK), |
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E1EV LLPs joint venture comprising of the following two limited liability partnerships: Tribeca Square LLP and East Village London LLP (‘E1EV LLPs’, UK),

| — | E2LG LLPs joint venture comprising of the following three limited liability partnerships: Elephant and Castle LLP, Merchant City (Glasgow) LLP and Holbeck Quarter (Leeds) LLP (‘E2LG LLPs’, UK); |
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E2LG LLPs joint venture comprising of the following three limited liability partnerships: Elephant and Castle LLP, Merchant City (Glasgow) LLP and Holbeck Quarter (Leeds) LLP (‘E2LG LLPs’, UK);

Oxford, DV4, QDREIC and APG acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over E1EV LLPs and E2LG LLPs by way of purchase of shares.

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—   for Oxford: part of the wider OMERS Administration Corporation (‘OMERS’) Group. OMERS is the administrator of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Primary Pension Plan and trustee of the pension funds. OMERS manages a diversified global portfolio of stocks and bonds as well as real estate, private equity and infrastructure investments,

—   for DV4: a real estate investment fund,

—   for QDREIC: a real estate investment and development company, wholly owned by the sovereign investment fund of the State of Qatar,

—   for APG: a depositary for an investment fund whose ultimate beneficial owner is Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, a pension administration organisation that specialises in the field of collective pensions in the public sector,

—   for E1EV LLPs and E2LG LLPs: managing and developing a portfolio of residential and retail real estate assets in the United Kingdom.

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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.8786 — OMERS/DV4/QIA/ABP/Real Estate JV

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

| E-mail: 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 |

E-mail: 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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