# C_2010138EN.01003301.xml

| 28.5.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 138/33 |
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28.5.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 138/33

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5885 — Altarea/Predica/ABP/Aldeta)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 138/09

| 1. | On 20 May 2010 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) (‘the Merger Regulation’) by which the undertakings Altarea (‘Altarea’, France), Predica (‘Predica’, France) belonging to the group Crédit Agricole SA (‘GCA’) and Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (‘ABP’, Netherlands) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of the company Aldeta (‘Aldeta’, France) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 20 May 2010 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) (‘the Merger Regulation’) by which the undertakings Altarea (‘Altarea’, France), Predica (‘Predica’, France) belonging to the group Crédit Agricole SA (‘GCA’) and Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (‘ABP’, Netherlands) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of the company Aldeta (‘Aldeta’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | Altarea: parent company of the Altarea Cogedim group, active principally in the commercial real estate market in France. Its main activity is owning and managing commercial centres on its own behalf, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Altarea: parent company of the Altarea Cogedim group, active principally in the commercial real estate market in France. Its main activity is owning and managing commercial centres on its own behalf,

| — | Predica: subsidiary of GCA, a group active in banking and insurance-related services. Predica holds and manages real estate assets on its own behalf, |
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Predica: subsidiary of GCA, a group active in banking and insurance-related services. Predica holds and manages real estate assets on its own behalf,

| — | ABP: pension fund of employers and employees of the government and the State education sector in the Netherlands. It has holdings in the real estate sector in France, |
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ABP: pension fund of employers and employees of the government and the State education sector in the Netherlands. It has holdings in the real estate sector in France,

| — | Aldeta: company whose only activity is to own and manage a shopping centre called ‘Cap 3 000’ in Saint-Laurent du Var (Alpes Maritimes, France). |
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Aldeta: company whose only activity is to own and manage a shopping centre called ‘Cap 3 000’ in Saint-Laurent du Var (Alpes Maritimes, France).

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (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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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (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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| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5885 — Altarea/Predica/ABP/Aldeta, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5885 — Altarea/Predica/ABP/Aldeta, 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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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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