# C_2011253EN.01000601.xml

| 30.8.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 253/6 |
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30.8.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 253/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6296 — Triton/COMPO)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 253/05

| 1. | On 22 August 2011 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Triton Managers III Limited and TFF III Limited as general partners of the various limited partnerships constituting Triton Fund III (‘Triton’, Jersey) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the COMPO Consumer and the COMPO Expert businesses (‘COMPO’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares and assets. |
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On 22 August 2011 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Triton Managers III Limited and TFF III Limited as general partners of the various limited partnerships constituting Triton Fund III (‘Triton’, Jersey) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the COMPO Consumer and the COMPO Expert businesses (‘COMPO’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

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






  — | for Triton: private equity investment firm providing management advice and managing investments in European-based businesses, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Triton: private equity investment firm providing management advice and managing investments in European-based businesses,

| — | for COMPO: supply of branded consumer products in plant nutrition, plant care, plant protection, niche fertilisers and plant protection products to professional users. |
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for COMPO: supply of branded consumer products in plant nutrition, plant care, plant protection, niche fertilisers and plant protection products to professional users.

| 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.6296 — Triton/COMPO, 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.6296 — Triton/COMPO, 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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