# C_2010231EN.01002301.xml

| 27.8.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 231/23 |
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27.8.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 231/23

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5903 — Tech Data Europe/Brightstar Europe/Triade Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 231/06

| 1. | On 18 August 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 Brightstar Europe Ltd (‘Brightstar Europe’, United Kingdom) controlled by Brightstar Corp. (United States of America) and by Tech Data Corporation (United States of America) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of part of Triade Holding B.V. (‘Triade Holding’, Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares and the undertaking Tech Data Europe GmbH (‘Tech Data Europe’, Germany) controlled by Tech Data Corporation (United States of America) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of Triade Holding (The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 18 August 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 Brightstar Europe Ltd (‘Brightstar Europe’, United Kingdom) controlled by Brightstar Corp. (United States of America) and by Tech Data Corporation (United States of America) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of part of Triade Holding B.V. (‘Triade Holding’, Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares and the undertaking Tech Data Europe GmbH (‘Tech Data Europe’, Germany) controlled by Tech Data Corporation (United States of America) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of Triade Holding (The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Brightstar Europe: wholesale distribution of (and related services for) mobile telephone equipment, tariffs/contracts and accessories, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Brightstar Europe: wholesale distribution of (and related services for) mobile telephone equipment, tariffs/contracts and accessories,

| — | for Brightstar Corp.: provision of supply chain and distribution services for the wireless telecommunication industry, |
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for Brightstar Corp.: provision of supply chain and distribution services for the wireless telecommunication industry,

| — | for Tech Data Corporation: distribution of information and communication technology products, |
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for Tech Data Corporation: distribution of information and communication technology products,

| — | for Tech Data Europe: wholesale distribution of (and related services for) IT products, and to a minor extent, consumer electronics in the EEA, |
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for Tech Data Europe: wholesale distribution of (and related services for) IT products, and to a minor extent, consumer electronics in the EEA,

| — | for Triade Holding: wholesale distribution of (and related service for) consumer electronics, mobile telephone equipment and accessories and, to a minor degree, IT products. |
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for Triade Holding: wholesale distribution of (and related service for) consumer electronics, mobile telephone equipment and accessories and, to a minor degree, IT products.

| 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.5903 — Tech Data Europe/Brightstar Europe/Triade Holding, 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.5903 — Tech Data Europe/Brightstar Europe/Triade Holding, 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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