# C_2010102EN.01001701.xml

| 21.4.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 102/17 |
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21.4.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 102/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5772 — NPM Capital/Cyrte/Bol.com)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 102/03

| 1. | On 7 April 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 NPM Capital NV (‘NPM’, The Netherlands) controlled by SHV Holdings NV (‘SHV’, The Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation joint control together with Cyrte Investments BV (‘Cyrte’, The Netherlands), of the undertaking Bol.com BV (‘Bol.com’, The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares in Bol.com's holding company, Flevo Deelnemingen III BV (‘Flevo III’, The Netherlands). Flevo III is currently under the sole control of Cyrte. Cyrte is majority owned by Delta Lloyd NV (‘Delta Lloyd’, The Netherlands), which is in turn majority owned by Aviva plc (‘Aviva’, United Kingdom). |
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On 7 April 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 NPM Capital NV (‘NPM’, The Netherlands) controlled by SHV Holdings NV (‘SHV’, The Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation joint control together with Cyrte Investments BV (‘Cyrte’, The Netherlands), of the undertaking Bol.com BV (‘Bol.com’, The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares in Bol.com's holding company, Flevo Deelnemingen III BV (‘Flevo III’, The Netherlands). Flevo III is currently under the sole control of Cyrte. Cyrte is majority owned by Delta Lloyd NV (‘Delta Lloyd’, The Netherlands), which is in turn majority owned by Aviva plc (‘Aviva’, United Kingdom).

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






  — | for NPM: private equity fund, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for NPM: private equity fund,

| — | for Cyrte: private equity fund, |
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for Cyrte: private equity fund,

| — | for Bol.com: online sales of books, DVDs, music, computer games, toys, customer electronics, computers and consumer software. |
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for Bol.com: online sales of books, DVDs, music, computer games, toys, customer electronics, computers and consumer software.

| 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.5772 — NPM Capital/Cyrte/Bol.com, 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.5772 — NPM Capital/Cyrte/Bol.com, 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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