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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2018) 1846 final

To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8772 - BOREALIS / NOVA CHEMICALS / TOTAL / JV

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 23 February 2018, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Borealis AG ("Borealis", Austria), jointly controlled by Mubadala Investment Company ("Mubadala", Abu Dhabi) and OMV AG (Austria), NOVA Chemicals Inc ("NOVA", USA), a wholly owned subsidiary of NOVA Chemicals Corporation ("NOVA Corporation", Canada), wholly owned by Mubadala, and Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA ("Total", USA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Total S.A. ("Total S.A.", France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Bayport Polymers LLC, (the "JV", USA) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for undertaking Borealis: production and commercialisation of polyolefin, base chemicals and fertilizers,

-for undertaking NOVA: production and marketing of ethylene, polyethylene, styrene and co-products thereof,

-for undertaking Total: engaged in the oil and gas industry and other energy sectors,

-for the JV: production and marketing of polyethylene in the US.

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) 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

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To the Notifying Party

Subject:Case M.8763 - KKR / TEKFOR

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 26 February 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which KKR & Co. L.P. (‘KKR’, USA), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Tekfor Global Holdings Ltd (‘Tekfor’, the UK), controlled by Amtek Global Technologies Pte Ltd. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for KKR: KKR is a global investment firm which offers a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and provides capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and clients,

-for Tekfor: Tekfor is a limited liability company registered in England that manufactures and supplies components and assemblies for automotive transmissions, engines, drivelines, fasteners, and other special applications.

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

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To the notifying parties



Subject:Case M.8838 - KERRY GROUP / KORYS INVESTMENTS / PROPARENT

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 19 March 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Kerry Group PLC (‘Kerry’, Ireland) and Korys Investments NV ('Korys', Belgium), belonging to the Colruyt Group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking Proparent NV (‘Proparent’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Kerry : manufacture of food ingredients and flavours for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industry;

-for Korys : investments in a wide range of companies active in software solutions, sustainable energy and medical applications. Also part of the same Group, Colruyt is active in the retail distribution of daily consumer goods in Belgium, Luxembourg and France;

-for Proparent : development and manufacture of plant based protein products that serve as meat and fish replacement.

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(2018) 1498 final

To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8714 - P7S1 / TF1 / MEDIASET / CHANNEL 4 GROUP / EBX

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 2 February 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, Television Francaise 1 S.A., Mediaset S.p.A., and Channel Four Television Corporation acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of European Broadcaster Exchange (EBX) Limited by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE: a holding company of one of Germany's major free television networks, also active in the areas of multimedia and merchandising,

-for Television Francaise 1 S.A.: a holding company of one of France's major free and pay television networks, engaged in various business activities related to the audio-visual sector,

-for Mediaset S.p.A.: a holding company of one of Italy's and Spain's major free and pay television networks, engaged in various business activities related to the audio-visual sector,

-for Channel 4: a holding company of one of United Kingdom's major television networks, a publicly owned and commercially funded public service broadcaster,

-for EBX: a company active in the international marketing and sale of video advertising inventory served before, during, and after video content available on digital media such as websites and apps on smartphones or smart-TVs.

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) 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.
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, 29.5.2018 
C(2018) 3548 final 
 
To the notifying parties:  
Subject: Case M.8913 - HPS / MDP / CAPITA 
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 30 April 2018, the European Commission received notifica tion of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which HPS Investment 
Partners, LLC (USA) ("HPS") and Madis on Dearborn Partners, LLC (USA) ("MDP") 
acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the 
whole of Capita Specialist Insurance Solutio ns Limited (United Ki ngdom) ("CSIS") by 
way of purchase of shares.3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: 
− HPS is an investment firm with a focus on acquisitions and stra tegic financing or 
recapitalisation of companies that  require financial assistance; 
− MDP is a private equity investment firm; 
− CSIS is a provider of insurance brokerage services.  
3. After examination of the notification, the Eu ropean Commission ha s 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 
                                                 
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 162 , 8.5.2018, p. 26. 
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

PUBLIC VERSION

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To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8875 - OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP / BITARTE / JV

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 May 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Bitarte S.A. (Spain), belonging to the group Banco de Sabadell (Spain) and OCM Luxembourg OPPS X S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg) belonging to Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP LLC ("Oaktree Capital Group", United States of America), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over a newly created company ("JV", Spain) active in identifying, acquiring, developing, and commercializing residential plots of land in Spainby way of purchase of shares, joint control in a newly created joint venture.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Banco de Sabadell: Spain's fourth largest banking group; Bitarte owns real estate assets, which are being developed or are pending to be developed.

-for Oaktree Capital Group: global alternative and non-traditional investment management company with a particular expertise in credit strategies.

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

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To the notifying party:

Subject:Case M.8928 - FRANCISCO PARTNERS / VERIFONE SYSTEMS

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 30 May 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Francisco Partners Management LP (“Francisco Partners”, US) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of VeriFone Systems, Inc. (“VeriFone”, US) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-Francisco Partners: a private equity firm exclusively focused on investments in software and technology-enabled businesses,

-VeriFone: primarily active in the design, manufacture and supply of point of sale (“POS”) payment devices and 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(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
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,  26.6.2018 
C(2018) 4127 final 
 
 To the notifyng party:  
 
 
Subject: Case M.8919 - PERMIRA / EXCLUSIVE GROUP 
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 22 May 2018, the European Commission received notifica tion of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Artic le 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which Permira VI G.P. 
Limited (United Kingdom), controlled by Pe rmira Holdings Limited (United Kingdom) 
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulati on sole control of the 
whole of Exclusive France Hold ing and Exclusive Management  SAS (France) by way of 
purchase of shares.
3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: 
- Permira VI G.P. Limited is a private equity fund ultimately controlled by Permira 
Holdings Limited with private equity inve stments in companies active in a variety 
of sectors, 
- Exclusive France Holding and Exclusive Ma nagement SAS are companies active in 
the wholesale distribution of IT products , specifically hardware, software, cloud 
solutions and services dedicated to enterpri se IT security and software defined data 
centres. 
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)  of 
                                                 
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 183 , 29.05.2018, p.15. 
PUBLIC VERSION 
2 the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations 
under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.4 
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 
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

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PUBLIC VERSION





To the notifying party



Subject:Case M.8946 — Lindsay Goldberg/Coveris Rigid

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 25 June 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Goldberg, Lindsay & Co., LLC ('Lindsay Goldberg', USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the rigid plastic packaging business of Coveris Group ('Coveris Rigid', Germany/Luxembourg), consisting of Coveris International Holdings S.À.R.L., Coveris Rigid Deutschland GmbH and Coveris Rigid (Ravensburg) Deutschland GmbH (and their respective subsidiaries) by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Lindsay Goldberg: private equity investment firm with 16 portfolio companies, none of which is active in the production and supply of rigid plastic packaging products in the EEA,

-for Coveris Rigid: production and sale of rigid plastic packaging solutions such as pots and containers, trays, closures, lids, and sheets, based on different materials for use in various downstream industry sectors.

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

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To the Notifying Parties

Subject:Case M.8978 – AMF / KLP / STENA SPHERE / STENA RENEWABLE

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 30 July 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings AMF Pensionförsäkring AB ("AMF", Sweden), Kommunal Landspensjonskasse gjensidig forsikringsselskap ("KLP", Norway) and Stena Sphere (Sweden) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the whole of Stena Renewable AB ("Stena Renewable", Sweden), currently indirectly solely controlled by Stena Sphere through Stena Adactum (Sweden), by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-AMF is a life insurance company providing pensions to individuals and companies.

-KLP is, together with its subsidiaries, active in the provision of pension, insurance, banking and financial services.

-Stena Sphere comprises three holding companies, namely Stena AB, Stena Sessan AB and Stena Metall AB, and its activities mainly relate to shipping. Stena Adactum, a subsidiary of Stena AB, is a long-term investment company, which currently inter alia holds 100% of shares in Stena Renewable.

-Stena Renewable is engaged in the business of wind power production and owns, directly and indirectly through subsidiaries, certain onshore wind parks as well as certain assets and rights to develop, construct and operate new onshore wind parks.

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(2018) 5756 final





To the notifying party:



Subject:Case M.8912 - CARLYLE / THE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS BUSINESS OF AKZO NOBEL

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 1 August 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Starfruit Finco BV (Netherlands), ultimately controlled by the Carlyle Group (“Carlyle“, USA), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the specialty chemicals business of Akzo Nobel ("Akzo Nobel SC", Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-Carlyle: a global alternative asset manager,

-Akzo Nobel SC: the specialty chemicals business of Akzo Nobel, which produces a range of chemicals.

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