# C_2009261EN.01002401.xml

| 31.10.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 261/24 |
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31.10.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 261/24

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5687 — CVC/Subsidiaries of Interbrew Central European Holding)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 261/12

| 1. | On 23 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 CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. and its affiliates (‘CVC’, Luxembourg, part of the CVC group, UK), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of certain companies active in the beer sector in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and certain other non-EEA central European countries (together ‘Target Group’, Luxembourg, currently part of the Anheuser-Busch InBev group, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 23 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 CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. and its affiliates (‘CVC’, Luxembourg, part of the CVC group, UK), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of certain companies active in the beer sector in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and certain other non-EEA central European countries (together ‘Target Group’, Luxembourg, currently part of the Anheuser-Busch InBev group, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | CVC: investment advice, investment fund management, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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CVC: investment advice, investment fund management,

| — | Target Group: the production, sale, marketing and distribution of beer in Central and Eastern Europe. |
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Target Group: the production, sale, marketing and distribution of beer in Central and Eastern Europe.

| 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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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 Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5687 — CVC/Subsidiaries of Interbrew Central European Holding, 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.5687 — CVC/Subsidiaries of Interbrew Central European Holding, 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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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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