# C_2011244EN.01000801.xml

| 23.8.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 244/8 |
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23.8.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 244/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6372 — OTPP/Macquarie/SFPI-FPIM/The Brussels Airport Company)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 244/08

| 1. | On 17 August 2011, 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 Ontario's Teachers Pension Plan (Canada), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control, together with the Macquarie Group (Australia) and La Société Fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement/De Federale Participatie- en Investeringsmaatschappij (SFPI/FPIM) (Belgium), of the whole of the undertaking The Brussels Airport Company (Belgium) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 17 August 2011, 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 Ontario's Teachers Pension Plan (Canada), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control, together with the Macquarie Group (Australia) and La Société Fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement/De Federale Participatie- en Investeringsmaatschappij (SFPI/FPIM) (Belgium), of the whole of the undertaking The Brussels Airport Company (Belgium) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | Ontario's Teachers Pension Plan: to administer, manage and invest the pension fund for active and retired teachers in Ontario, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Ontario's Teachers Pension Plan: to administer, manage and invest the pension fund for active and retired teachers in Ontario,

| — | Macquarie Group: to provide banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services, |
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Macquarie Group: to provide banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services,

| — | SFPI/FPIM: to proceed, on its own initiative, with investments that serve the interests of the Belgian economy and, at the State request, to act as a holding company on its own funds, |
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SFPI/FPIM: to proceed, on its own initiative, with investments that serve the interests of the Belgian economy and, at the State request, to act as a holding company on its own funds,

| — | The Brussels Airport Company SA: to own and operate the airport at Brussels, Belgium. |
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The Brussels Airport Company SA: to own and operate the airport at Brussels, Belgium.

| 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.6372 — OTPP/Macquarie/SFPI-FPIM/The Brussels Airport Company, 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.6372 — OTPP/Macquarie/SFPI-FPIM/The Brussels Airport Company, 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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