# C_2010151EN.01002101.xml

| 10.6.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 151/21 |
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10.6.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 151/21

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5899 — Warburg Pincus/Silver Lake/Interactive Data Corporation)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 151/08

| 1. | On 31 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 Silver Lake Partners III, L.P. controlled by Silver Lake Group L.L.C. (‘Silver Lake’, United States of America) and Warburg Pincus Private Equity X, L.P. and Warburg Pincus X Partners, L.P., together controlled by Warburg Pincus & Co. (‘Warburg Pincus’, United States of America), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Interactive Data Corporation (United States of America) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 31 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 Silver Lake Partners III, L.P. controlled by Silver Lake Group L.L.C. (‘Silver Lake’, United States of America) and Warburg Pincus Private Equity X, L.P. and Warburg Pincus X Partners, L.P., together controlled by Warburg Pincus & Co. (‘Warburg Pincus’, United States of America), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Interactive Data Corporation (United States of America) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Silver Lake: global investment funds focused on technology, technology-enabled and related growth industries, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Silver Lake: global investment funds focused on technology, technology-enabled and related growth industries,

| — | for Warburg Pincus: global private equity, |
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for Warburg Pincus: global private equity,

| — | for Interactive Data Corporation: provision of financial data, analytics and related solutions. |
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for Interactive Data Corporation: provision of financial data, analytics and related solutions.

| 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.5899 — Warburg Pincus/Silver Lake/Interactive Data Corporation, 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.5899 — Warburg Pincus/Silver Lake/Interactive Data Corporation, 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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