# C_2010318EN.01001101.xml

| 23.11.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 318/11 |
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23.11.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 318/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6034 — Nordic Capital/Saferoad/ViaCon)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 318/10

| 1. | On 12 November 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Saferoad SA (‘Saferoad’, Norway) controlled by Nordic Capital Fund VII (‘Nordic Capital’, Jersey) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking ViaCon Holding AB (‘ViaCon’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 12 November 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Saferoad SA (‘Saferoad’, Norway) controlled by Nordic Capital Fund VII (‘Nordic Capital’, Jersey) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking ViaCon Holding AB (‘ViaCon’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Nordic Capital: private equity investments in large and medium-sized companies, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Nordic Capital: private equity investments in large and medium-sized companies,

| — | for Saferoad: manufacturer and distributor of products and solutions for traffic safety, |
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for Saferoad: manufacturer and distributor of products and solutions for traffic safety,

| — | for ViaCon: manufacturer and distributor of products used in road and railways construction works. |
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for ViaCon: manufacturer and distributor of products used in road and railways construction works.

| 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.6034 — Nordic Capital/Saferoad/ViaCon, 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.6034 — Nordic Capital/Saferoad/ViaCon, 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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