# C_2010204EN.01001401.xml

| 28.7.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 204/14 |
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28.7.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 204/14

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5947 — Silver Lake/CIE/MultiPlan Holdings)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 204/06

| 1. | On 20 July 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 Silver Lake Group L.L.C. (‘Silver Lake’, USA) and certain Limited Partnerships of BC European Capital VIII managed by CIE Management II Limited (‘CIE’, Channel Islands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking MultiPlan Holdings, Inc., the parent company of MultiPlan, Inc. (‘MultiPlan’, USA). |
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On 20 July 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 Silver Lake Group L.L.C. (‘Silver Lake’, USA) and certain Limited Partnerships of BC European Capital VIII managed by CIE Management II Limited (‘CIE’, Channel Islands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking MultiPlan Holdings, Inc., the parent company of MultiPlan, Inc. (‘MultiPlan’, USA).

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






  — | for undertaking Silver Lake: investment into firms in the technology, technology-enabled and related growth industries, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking Silver Lake: investment into firms in the technology, technology-enabled and related growth industries,

| — | for undertaking CIE: investment into firms, |
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for undertaking CIE: investment into firms,

| — | for undertaking MultiPlan: providing access to an independent network of health care providers in the U.S. |
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for undertaking MultiPlan: providing access to an independent network of health care providers in the U.S.

| 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.5947 — Silver Lake/CIE/MultiPlan Holdings, 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.5947 — Silver Lake/CIE/MultiPlan Holdings, 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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