# C_2009255EN.01002101.xml

| 24.10.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 255/21 |
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24.10.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 255/21

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5495 — Unicredit/Banca IMI/EuroTLX)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 255/07

| 1. | On 14 October 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Unicredit S.p.A (Italy) and Banca IMI S.p.A. (Italy) intend to transform the existing joint venture TLX S.p.A. into a full-function joint venture EuroTLX Società di Intermediazione S.p.A. within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Regulation. |
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On 14 October 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Unicredit S.p.A (Italy) and Banca IMI S.p.A. (Italy) intend to transform the existing joint venture TLX S.p.A. into a full-function joint venture EuroTLX Società di Intermediazione S.p.A. within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Regulation.

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






  — | Unicredit is an international financial institution with registered office in Rome and listed on the Milan Stock Exchange. It offers a wide range of banking and financial services in several European countries, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Unicredit is an international financial institution with registered office in Rome and listed on the Milan Stock Exchange. It offers a wide range of banking and financial services in several European countries,

| — | Banca IMI, a company of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, is an Italian investment bank that operates on domestic and international markets. |
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Banca IMI, a company of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, is an Italian investment bank that operates on domestic and international markets.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5495 — Unicredit/Banca IMI/EuroTLX, 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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5495 — Unicredit/Banca IMI/EuroTLX, 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.

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