# C_2010146EN.01002701.xml

| 4.6.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 146/27 |
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4.6.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 146/27

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5814 — CVC/Univar Europe/Eurochem)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 146/08

| 1. | On 28 May 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Univar Europe Holdings B.V. (‘Univar’, the Netherlands) ultimately controlled by funds advised and managed by CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Eurochem Holding B.V. (‘Eurochem’, the Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 28 May 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Univar Europe Holdings B.V. (‘Univar’, the Netherlands) ultimately controlled by funds advised and managed by CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Eurochem Holding B.V. (‘Eurochem’, the Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for CVC: providing investment advice to and/or managing investments on behalf of investment funds, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for CVC: providing investment advice to and/or managing investments on behalf of investment funds,

| — | for Univar: distribution of chemical products, |
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for Univar: distribution of chemical products,

| — | for Eurochem: distribution of chemical products. |
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for Eurochem: distribution of chemical products.

| 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.5814 — CVC/Univar Europe/Eurochem, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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.5814 — CVC/Univar Europe/Eurochem, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

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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