# C_2010168EN.01000801.xml

| 26.6.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 168/8 |
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26.6.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 168/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5924 — Trident/Hellman & Friedman/Sedgwick)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 168/07

| 1. | On 18 June 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 undertakings, Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VI, L.P. (‘HFCP VI’, UK), one of the private equity funds controlled by Hellman & Friedman LLC (such funds, collectively with Hellman & Friedman LLC, ‘H&F’, USA) and Trident IV, L.P. (‘Trident IV’, USA), one of the private equity funds controlled by Stone Point Capital LLC (such funds, collectively with Stone Point Capital LLC, ‘Trident’, USA), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Sedgwick, Inc., including the various companies it directly or indirectly controls (‘Sedgwick’, USA), by way of contract of management or any other means. |
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On 18 June 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 undertakings, Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VI, L.P. (‘HFCP VI’, UK), one of the private equity funds controlled by Hellman & Friedman LLC (such funds, collectively with Hellman & Friedman LLC, ‘H&F’, USA) and Trident IV, L.P. (‘Trident IV’, USA), one of the private equity funds controlled by Stone Point Capital LLC (such funds, collectively with Stone Point Capital LLC, ‘Trident’, USA), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Sedgwick, Inc., including the various companies it directly or indirectly controls (‘Sedgwick’, USA), by way of contract of management or any other means.

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






  — | H&F: private equity fund long-term equity capital in businesses in growing markets, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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H&F: private equity fund long-term equity capital in businesses in growing markets,

| — | Trident: private equity fund, investing in the insurance, employee benefits and financial services industries, |
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Trident: private equity fund, investing in the insurance, employee benefits and financial services industries,

| — | Sedgwick: operates in the field of third party administration services primarily in the workers compensation, disability, liability and related markets, only in the U.S. and Canada. |
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Sedgwick: operates in the field of third party administration services primarily in the workers compensation, disability, liability and related markets, only in the U.S. and Canada.

| 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.5924 — Trident/Hellman & Friedman/Sedgwick, 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.5924 — Trident/Hellman & Friedman/Sedgwick, 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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