# C_2010307EN.01002001.xml

| 12.11.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 307/20 |
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12.11.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 307/20

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5986 — Schindler/Droege/ALSO/Actebis)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 307/09

| 1. | On 5 November 2010 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking ALSO Holding AG (‘ALSO’, Switzerland), controlled by Schindler Holding AG (‘Schindler’, Switzerland), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control over the whole of the undertaking Actebis GmbH (‘Actebis’, Germany), controlled by Droege International Group AG (‘Droege’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. At the same time Droege and Schindler acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking ALSO by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 5 November 2010 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking ALSO Holding AG (‘ALSO’, Switzerland), controlled by Schindler Holding AG (‘Schindler’, Switzerland), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control over the whole of the undertaking Actebis GmbH (‘Actebis’, Germany), controlled by Droege International Group AG (‘Droege’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. At the same time Droege and Schindler acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking ALSO by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | ALSO: wholesale and logistics services for information technology products and consumer electronics in Europe, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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ALSO: wholesale and logistics services for information technology products and consumer electronics in Europe,

| — | Schindler: lifts and escalators, as well as IT wholesale, |
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Schindler: lifts and escalators, as well as IT wholesale,

| — | Actebis: wholesale of products, solutions and services for information technology, telecommunications and consumer electronics in Europe, |
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Actebis: wholesale of products, solutions and services for information technology, telecommunications and consumer electronics in Europe,

| — | Droege: consulting and investment. Droege provides management consultancy services and has majority holdings in undertakings in the pharmaceuticals, safety systems and ICT distribution sectors. |
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Droege: consulting and investment. Droege provides management consultancy services and has majority holdings in undertakings in the pharmaceuticals, safety systems and ICT distribution sectors.

| 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.5986 — Schindler/Droege/ALSO/Actebis, 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.5986 — Schindler/Droege/ALSO/Actebis, 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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