# C_2011222EN.01001901.xml

| 28.7.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 222/19 |
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28.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 222/19

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6302 — F2i/AXA Funds/G6 Rete Gas)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 222/13

| 1. | On 18 July 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which F2i Fondi Italiani per le Infrasrutture S.G.R. SpA (‘F2i’, Italy), acting on behalf of F2i — Fondo Italiano per le Infrastrutture, and three investment funds — namely AXA Infrastructure Investissement SAS, AXA UK Infrastructure Investment SAS, and AXA Infrastructure Partners FCPR (jointly referred to as the ‘AXA Funds’) — indirectly managed by AXA Private Equity (‘AXA PE’, France), which is part of the AXA Group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over G6 Rete Gas SpA (‘G6 Rete Gas’, Italy), currently owned by GDF Suez Energia Italia SpA, which is part of the GDF Suez Group, by way of a purchase of shares. |
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On 18 July 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which F2i Fondi Italiani per le Infrasrutture S.G.R. SpA (‘F2i’, Italy), acting on behalf of F2i — Fondo Italiano per le Infrastrutture, and three investment funds — namely AXA Infrastructure Investissement SAS, AXA UK Infrastructure Investment SAS, and AXA Infrastructure Partners FCPR (jointly referred to as the ‘AXA Funds’) — indirectly managed by AXA Private Equity (‘AXA PE’, France), which is part of the AXA Group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over G6 Rete Gas SpA (‘G6 Rete Gas’, Italy), currently owned by GDF Suez Energia Italia SpA, which is part of the GDF Suez Group, by way of a purchase of shares.

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






  — | for F2i: asset management company, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for F2i: asset management company,

| — | for AXA PE: active in the asset management business and part of the AXA Group, |
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for AXA PE: active in the asset management business and part of the AXA Group,

| — | for G6 Rete Gas: provision of gas distribution and ancillary services, holding distribution concessions in 474 Italian municipalities. |
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for G6 Rete Gas: provision of gas distribution and ancillary services, holding distribution concessions in 474 Italian municipalities.

| 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.6302 — F2i/AXA Funds/G6 Rete Gas, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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.6302 — F2i/AXA Funds/G6 Rete Gas, 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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