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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2017) 2399 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying party:

Subject:Case M.8412 – ENGIE SERVICES HOLDING UK / KEEPMOAT REGENERATION HOLDINGS

Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Dear Sir or Madam,

1.On 14 March 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking ENGIE Services Holding UK Limited (‘ESHUL’, United Kingdom), controlled by ENGIE S.A. (France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Keepmoat Regeneration Holdings Limited (‘KRHL’, United Kingdom), by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-ESHUL is one of the business divisions of the ENGIE group which offers a combination of service expertise, in particular, in the provision of facilities management including energy services, designing and implementing solutions which offers businesses, public authorities and communities the means to achieve cost savings, through efficient management of buildings and installations. The ENGIE group is present across the entire energy chain, in electricity and in natural gas, including purchase, production and commercialisation of natural gas and electricity, transport, distribution, management and development of major natural gas infrastructures, and design and commercialisation of energy services;

-KRHL is a provider of integrated affordable housing development and community regeneration services in the United Kingdom.

3.After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

4.For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

For the Commission



(Signed)



Johannes LAITENBERGER

Director-General
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

PUBLIC VERSION

C(2017) 3077 final

To the notifying parties

Subject:Case M.8446 – ELO / AP1 / REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO IN FINLAND

Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Dear Sir or Madam,

1.On 04 April 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company (‘ELO’, Finland) and Första AP-fonden (‘AP1’, Sweden) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a portfolio of several real estate properties in Finland (‘the Target’) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for ELO: customer-owned employment pension company in Finland;

-for AP1: Swedish pension fund which acts as a buffer fund in the Swedish national income pension system;

-for the Target: ten real estate assets in eight cities in Finland (Helsinki, Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kokkola, Kouvola, Kuopio, Oulu and Tampere) leased for retail, office and parking space use, with an overall surface of approximately 100 000 square metres. These assets are currently solely controlled by ELO.

3.After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(b) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

4.For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

For the Commission



(Signed)



Johannes LAITENBERGER

Director-General
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2017) 3904 final





To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8471 - BC PARTNERS / PSC / SHAWBROOK

Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Dear Sir or Madam,

1.On 4 May 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which funds managed by Pollen Street Capital Limited (‘Pollen Street Capital’, UK) and funds managed by BC Partners LLP (‘BC Partners’, UK) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Shawbrook Group plc (‘Shawbrook’ UK) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-Pollen Street Capital: a private equity firm focussed on investing in businesses in the financial services sector in Europe,

-BC Partners: a private equity firm focusing on the European and North American markets,

-Shawbrook: specialist UK lending and savings bank specialised in serving the small and medium sized enterprises and individuals in the UK through a range of lending and saving products.

3.After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

4.For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

For the Commission

(signed)

Johannes LAITENBERGER

Director-General
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2017) 3594 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying parties

Subject:Case M.8346 - MACQUARIE / USSL / OSW ASSETS OF UK GIB

Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Dear Sir or Madam,

1.On 24 April 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Macquarie Group Limited (Macquarie, Australia), via its subsidiary Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited, and Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited (USSL, UK) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over nine wind farms (‘Target’) from UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB, UK) by way of a purchase of assets.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-Macquarie is a global investment company, banking and financial services provider with offices in 28 countries in the world,

-USSL is a corporate trustee responsible for managing a UK private sector pension scheme for academic and comparable staff in UK universities and other higher education and research institutions,

-The Target is nine wind farms located off the coast of England and Wales.

3.After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

4.For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

For the Commission



(Signed)

Johannes LAITENBERGER

Director-General
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2017) 4271 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the Notifying parties

Subject:Case M.8502 - SOFTBANK / BHARTI / HON HAI / SB ENERGY

Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Dear Sir or Madam,

1. On 17 May 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which SoftBank Group Corp. (Softbank, Japan), Bharti Overseas Private Limited (Bharti, India) and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (Hon Hai, Taiwan) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over SB Energy Holdings Limited (SB Energy), currently solely controlled by SoftBank.

` The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

– SoftBank is an internet company which provides a comprehensive range of telecommunication services and products, primarily in Japan and the USA.;

– Bharti is a holding and investment company. The principal activities of the company include investing and rendering services in telecommunications, hospitality, real estate development and other sectors like infrastructure ventures and web portals, as well as investing in equities, securities and instruments;

– Hon Hai is a provider of third-party electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers of electronic products such as computers, mobile phones, video game consoles and televisions;

– SB Energy engages in the bidding process for, and the development, construction and operation of, renewable energy (in particular, solar energy) projects in India.

2. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(a) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

3. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE  
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERG ER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel,  BELGIË 
 Tel: +32 229-91111. Fax: +32 229-64301. E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu . 
  EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
Brussels, 3.7.2017 
C(2017) 4738 final 
 
 
To the notifying party: 
Subject: Case M.8519 - SANTANDER / SAM   
Commission decision pursuant to Articl e 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) 
No 139/20041 and Article 57 of the Agreemen t on the European Economic Area2  
Dear Sir or Madam, 
1. On 6 June 2017, the European Commissi on received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of th e Merger Regulation by which the undertaking 
Banco Santander, S.A. (“Santander”, Spain) ac quires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) 
of the Merger Regulation control of the w hole of SAM Investment Holdings Limited 
(“SAM”, UK), by way of purchase of shares.3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: 
− Santander: Retail banking, treasury, and insu rance services in Spain, the United Kingdom, 
other European countries, and the Americas.  
− SAM: a joint venture between Warburg Pincus, General Atlantic, and Santander active in the 
asset management in Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, Luxembourg and the Americas.  
3. After examination of the notification, the Eu ropean Commission ha s concluded that the 
notified operation falls within the scope of th e Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(c) 
and 5(d)  of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain 
concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.4 
                                                 
1 OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the 'Mer ger Regulation'). With effect from  1 December 2009, the Treaty on the 
Functioning of the European Union ('TFEU') has intr oduced certain changes, su ch as the replacement of 
'Community' by 'Union' and 'common market' by 'interna l market'. The terminology of the TFEU will be used 
throughout this decision.  
2  OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3 (the 'EEA Agreement'). 
3  Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 188 , 14.6.2017, p. 22. 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5. 
PUBLIC VERSION 
2 4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simp lified procedure, the European Commission 
has decided not to oppose the notified operati on and to declare it compatible with the 
internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of 
Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulati on and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement. 
For the Commission 
(signed) 
Johannes LAITENBERGER Director-General
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2017) 5128 final

PUBLIC VERSION



To the notifying party





Subject:Case M.8546 – INTERMEDIATE CAPITAL GROUP / DOMUSVI GROUP

Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Dear Sir or Madam,

1.On 20 June 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which an investment fund advised by the undertaking Intermediate Capital Group, plc (‘ICG’, UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking CasaVita SAS and its subsidiaries (‘the DomusVi Group’, France), by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

– for ICG: asset manager investing in private debt, credit and equity in Europe, Asia Pacific and the US.

– DomusVi Group: is a French group operating medicalised and non-medicalised nursing homes for old people and providing care services for the elderly in France and Spain.

3.After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(b) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

4.For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

For the Commission

(Signed)

Johannes LAITENBERGER

Director-General
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2017) 6509 final

To the Notifying Parties

Subject:Case M.8610 – CKI / CKP / ISTA GROUP

Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Dear Sir or Madam,

1.On 28 August 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (“CKHH”, the Cayman Islands), indirectly via CK Inftrastructure Holding Limited (“CKI”, Bermuda), and Cheung Kong Property Holdings Limited (“CKP”, Cayman Islands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the Ista Group, whose ultimate holding company is ista Luxembourg GmbH S.a.r.l (“ista” Luxembourg) by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for CKHH: ports and related services, retail, infrastructure, energy and telecommunications. Within CKHH, CKI manages diversified investments in energy infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, water infrastructure, waste management, waste-to-energy and infrastructure related businesses;

-for CKP: property development and investment, hotel and serviced suite operation, property and project management, infrastructure investments and aircraft leasing;

-for ista: provision of heat and water sub-metering services as well as related services.

3.After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(b) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

4.For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

For the Commission

(Signed)

Johannes LAITENBERGER

Director-General
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2017) 6526 final





To the notifying party:



Subject:Case M.8619 - BRIDGEPOINT / MILLER HOMES

Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Dear Sir or Madam,

1.On 28 August 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Bridgepoint Group Limited ("Bridgepoint", UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Miller Homes Holdings Limited ("Miller Homes", UK), by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Bridgepoint: independently owned private equity group focused on investing in established European middle market businesses in a broad range of sectors, including consumer/retail, business services, industrials, financial services, healthcare, media and technology.

-for Miller Homes: residential real estate company active across the UK.

3.After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(b) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

4.For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

For the Commission



(Signed)

Johannes LAITENBERGER

Director-General
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

PUBLIC VERSION

C(2017) 5384 final

To the notifying parties

Subject:Case M.8528 – SEGRO / PSPIB / SELP / MORGANE PORTFOLIO

Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Dear Sir or Madam,

1.On 29 June 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings SEGRO plc (‘SEGRO’, United Kingdom) and Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSPIB’, Canada) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, through SEGRO European Logistics Partnership S.à r.l. (‘SELP’, Luxembourg), joint control over an income producing logistics asset (‘Morgane Portfolio’, France) by way of purchase of assets.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for SEGRO: ownership, asset management and development of modern warehousing and light industrial properties located around major conurbations and at key transportation hubs across a number of EU countries,

-for PSPIB: investment of net contributions to the pension funds of the federal Public Service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. It manages a diversified global portfolio including stocks, bonds and other fixed-income securities, and investments in private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt,

-for Morgane Portfolio: a logistics asset located in Nîmes, France.

3.After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(a) and 5(c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

4.For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

For the Commission

(Signed)

Johannes LAITENBERGER

Director-General
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2017) 7181 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying party

Subject:Case M.8650 - LGP / CPA

Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Dear Sir or Madam,

1.On 27 September 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which a number of entities managed and controlled by Leonard Green & Partner, L.P. (‘LGP’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking CPA Global Group (‘CPA’, UK) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-LGP is a private equity investment firm. LGP primarily focuses on companies providing services, including consumer, business, and healthcare services, as well as retail.

-CPA is active in the legal support services sector, more specifically in patent renewal and related services. As its core offering, CPA manages and undertakes on behalf of its clients the regular renewal of patents in relevant jurisdictions.

3.After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(b) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

4.For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

For the Commission

(Signed)

Johannes LAITENBERGER

Director-General