# C_2010187EN.01001401.xml

| 10.7.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 187/14 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5901 — Montagu/GIP/Greenstar)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 187/06

| 1. | On 30 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 Montagu Private Equity LLP (‘Montagu’, United Kingdom) and Global Infrastructure Partners — (‘GIP’, USA), jointly controlled by General Electric Company (‘GE’, USA), Credit Suisse Groupe (‘CSG’, Switzerland) and Global Infrastructure Management Participation LLC (‘GIMP’, USA), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Greenstar Holdings Ltd and its subsidiaries (‘Greenstar’, United Kingdom and Wales), belonging to NTR (‘NTR’, Ireland) by way of purchase of shares. |
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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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Montagu: private equity investment, —
GIP: infrastructure investment, —
GE: diversified technology and services, —
CSG: investment banking, private banking, asset management and other financial services, —
GIMP: a holding company relating to the provision of asset management services, —
Greenstar: waste management, —
NTR: an international renewable energy group. | — | Montagu: private equity investment, | — | GIP: infrastructure investment, | — | GE: diversified technology and services, | — | CSG: investment banking, private banking, asset management and other financial services, | — | GIMP: a holding company relating to the provision of asset management services, | — | Greenstar: waste management, | — | NTR: an international renewable energy group. |
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| — | Montagu: private equity investment, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | GIP: infrastructure investment, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | GE: diversified technology and services, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | CSG: investment banking, private banking, asset management and other financial services, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | GIMP: a holding company relating to the provision of asset management services, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Greenstar: waste management, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | NTR: an international renewable energy group. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| 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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| 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.5901 — Montagu/GIP/Greenstar, to the following address:
European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry J-70 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË | European Commission | Directorate-General for Competition | Merger Registry | J-70 | 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel | BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
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| 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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