# C_2013199EN.01001301.xml

| 11.7.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 199/13 |
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11.7.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 199/13

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6958 — CD&R/We Buy Any Car)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 199/10

| 1. | On 4 July 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CDR Osprey (Cayman) Partners L.P. (‘CDR’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over We Buy Any Car Limited (‘WBAC’, UK), ultimately controlled by Pennine Metals B Limited, UK, by way of a purchase of shares. |
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On 4 July 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CDR Osprey (Cayman) Partners L.P. (‘CDR’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over We Buy Any Car Limited (‘WBAC’, UK), ultimately controlled by Pennine Metals B Limited, UK, by way of a purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for CD&R: a private equity investment group, controlling, among others, BCA Remarketing Ltd, a UK limited company which offers wholesale used vehicle auction services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for CD&R: a private equity investment group, controlling, among others, BCA Remarketing Ltd, a UK limited company which offers wholesale used vehicle auction services,

| — | for WBAC: a UK limited company active in the used vehicle sector, offering online used vehicle purchasing services to the general public. |
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for WBAC: a UK limited company active in the used vehicle sector, offering online used vehicle purchasing services to the general public.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6958 — CD&R/We Buy Any Car, 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6958 — CD&R/We Buy Any Car, 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 ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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