# C_2018088EN.01002401.xml

| 8.3.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 88/24 |
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8.3.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 88/24

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8843 — Macquarie Group/TDC)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 88/11)

| 1. | On 1 March 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which DK Telekommunikation ApS, a consortium vehicle (the consortium consisting of MIRACo, PFA Holding, PKA Holding and ATP Holding), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation the undertaking TDC A/S (‘TDC’, Denmark) by way of a public bid. The consortium is negatively controlled by Macquarie Group Limited (‘Macquarie Group’, Australia), which will hold post-transaction negative sole control over TDC. |
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On 1 March 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which DK Telekommunikation ApS, a consortium vehicle (the consortium consisting of MIRACo, PFA Holding, PKA Holding and ATP Holding), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation the undertaking TDC A/S (‘TDC’, Denmark) by way of a public bid. The consortium is negatively controlled by Macquarie Group Limited (‘Macquarie Group’, Australia), which will hold post-transaction negative sole control over TDC.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Macquarie Group: a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services listed on the Australian Stock Exchange,
  —   for TDC: a provider of communications as well as television and home entertainment solutions primarily to residential and business markets in Denmark and Norway. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Macquarie Group: a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services listed on the Australian Stock Exchange,

for Macquarie Group

—   for TDC: a provider of communications as well as television and home entertainment solutions primarily to residential and business markets in Denmark and Norway.

for TDC

| 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. 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 this Notice. |
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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. 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 this Notice.

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| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number Case M.8843 — Macquarie Group/TDC A/S, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number Case M.8843 — Macquarie Group/TDC A/S, to the following 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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