# C_2018297EN.01000401.xml

| 23.8.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 297/4 |
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23.8.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 297/4

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9065 — Akastor/Mitsui & Co./Mitsui O.S.K. Lines/AKOFS Offshore)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 297/06)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Akastor AS (‘Akastor’, Norway), controlled by Aker ASA (‘Aker’) and ultimately controlled by The Resource Group TRG AS, |
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Akastor AS (‘Akastor’, Norway), controlled by Aker ASA (‘Aker’) and ultimately controlled by The Resource Group TRG AS,

| — | Mitsui & Co. Ltd (‘Mitsui’, Japan), |
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Mitsui & Co. Ltd (‘Mitsui’, Japan),

| — | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd (‘MOL’, Japan), |
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd (‘MOL’, Japan),

| — | AKOFS Offshore 1 AS (‘AKOFS’, Norway). |
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AKOFS Offshore 1 AS (‘AKOFS’, Norway).

Akastor, Mitsui and MOL acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over the whole of AKOFS.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | Akastor is a Norwegian public limited investment company with a portfolio of companies mainly in the oilfield services sector, |
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Akastor is a Norwegian public limited investment company with a portfolio of companies mainly in the oilfield services sector,

| — | Mitsui is a Japanese trading company group engaged in a range of global business activities including worldwide trading of various commodities, financial services, and project and company management, inter alia, within the offshore oil and gas industry, |
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Mitsui is a Japanese trading company group engaged in a range of global business activities including worldwide trading of various commodities, financial services, and project and company management, inter alia, within the offshore oil and gas industry,

| — | MOL is a Japanese multi-modal transport group specialising in a number of categories of global ocean shipping and related markets, |
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MOL is a Japanese multi-modal transport group specialising in a number of categories of global ocean shipping and related markets,

| — | AKOFS provides vessel-based installation and construction and well intervention services for subsea oil and gas developments. |
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AKOFS provides vessel-based installation and construction and well intervention services for subsea oil and gas developments.

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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.9065 — Akastor/Mitsui & Co./Mitsui O.S.K. Lines/AKOFS Offshore

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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