ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2017) 5788 final

To the notifying party

Subject:Case M.8577 – Norsk Hydro/Sapa

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 July 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Norsk Hydro ASA (Norway) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Sapa AS (Norway) by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for undertaking Norsk Hydro: a global supplier of aluminium with activities throughout the value chain, including the production and sale of primary aluminium, soft-alloy extrusions, building systems and flat-rolled products,

-for undertaking Sapa: a worldwide producer of aluminium products with three core activities: (i) soft alloy aluminium extrusions, (ii) building systems, and (iii) precision welded tubing. Sapa is a joint-venture currently jointly controlled by Norsk Hydro and Orkla ASA.

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(d) 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) 5970 final

To the notifying party

Subject:Case M.8572 – PAMPLONA CAPITAL / PAREXEL

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 01 August 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Pamplona Capital Management LLP (UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Parexel International Corporation (USA) by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-For Pamplona Capital Management LLP: global private equity investment, providing an investment platform across private equity, fund of hedge funds and single manager hedge fund investments.

-For Parexel International Corporation: biopharmaceutical outsourcing services, providing a broad range of expertise in clinical research, clinical logistics, medical communications, consulting, commercialization and advanced technology products and services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.

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) 6552 final

To the notifying party



Subject:Case M.8600 – ARTSANA / PRENATAL RETAIL 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 30 August 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Artsana S.p.A. ('Artsana', Italy), jointly controlled by Investindustrial Group (United Kingdom) and Catelli S.r.l. (Italy), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Prénatal Retail Group S.p.A. ('PRG', Italy), currently jointly controlled by Artsana and Giochi Preziosi S.p.A, by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Artsana: manufacture and supply of baby care products and health care products, as well as retail sale of baby care products through specialised stores;

-for PRG: retail sale of baby care products and toys through the specialised stores Prénatal, Bimbo Store, Toys Center and King Jouet.

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(d) 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, 28.6.2017 
C(2017) 4569 final 
 
 
 
To the notifying party: 
 
Subject: Case M.8525 – APAX P ARTNERS / SAFETYKLEEN  
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 1 June 2017, the European Commissi on received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article of the Me rger Regulation by whic h the undertaking Apax 
Partners LLP (United Kingom) acquires within  the meaning of Arti cle 3(1)(b) of the 
Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking WP Safety-Kleen (Cayman) 
Limited ("SafetyKleen", Cayman Islands) by way of a purchase of shares .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: 
− for Apax Partners LLP: provision of investme nt advisory services  to private equity 
funds investing primarily in Europe  in a range of industry sectors; 
− for SafetyKleen: provision of industrial parts cleaning machin es, related cleaning 
products/solutions and spent detergen t and solvent collection 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(b)  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 182 , 09.6.2017, p. 5. 
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

C(2017) 6862 final

PUBLIC VERSION





The notifying party:

Subject:Case M.8585 – Axis / Novae

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 13 September 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Axis Capital Holdings Limited (Bermuda) (‘Axis’) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Novae Group PLC (United Kingdom) (‘Novae’) by way of public bid.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Axis: a Bermuda headquartered global (re)insurance company listed on the New York Stock Exchange providing a broad range of specialty lines insurance and treaty reinsurance,

- for Novae: a United Kingdom publically listed company headquartered in London and listed on the London Stock Exchange; through its syndicate at Lloyd’s (Syndicate 2007), it underwrites both insurance and reinsurance.

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) 7580 final

To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8636 - ABELLIO / MITSUI / EJR / WEST MIDLANDS PASSENGER RAIL FRANCHISE

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 10 October 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Abellio Transport Group Limited (“Abellio”, UK), belonging to NV Nederlandse Spoorwegen (“NS Group”, the Netherlands), Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Mitsui & Co. Europe Plc (together the “Mitsui Companies”, Japan) and East Japan Railway Company ("EJR", Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the whole of the undertaking West Midlands passenger rail franchise (the “Franchise”, UK) through the newly created joint venture West Midlands Trains Limited.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Abellio: commercial operation of a number of passenger railway concessions or franchise contracts in the UK and Germany.

-for the Mitsui Companies: trading house engaged in a number of worldwide commodity and other businesses, including the sale, distribution, purchase, marketing and supply of products in business areas such as iron and steel, coal and non-ferrous metals, machinery, electronics, chemicals, energy-related commodities, logistics and investment in infrastructure projects.

-for EJR: railway company running of shopping centres, office buildings and hotels in addition to running and operating rail networks.

-for West Midlands Passenger Rail Franchise: passenger rail services across the West Midlands, as well as trains from London Euston to Crewe and from Liverpool to Birmingham.

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) 7876 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying parties

Subject:Case M.8588 – CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE / ALSTOM / EASYMILE

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 October 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Continental Automotive Holding Netherlands BV (‘Continental’, The Netherlands), a subsidiary of Continental AG, Germany, and Alstom Holdings (‘Alstom’, France), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over EasyMile (‘EasyMile’, France) which shall constitute a full-function joint venture, by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Continental: international technology company manufacturing and supplying various components and spare parts, notably for the automotive industry,

-for Alstom: provision of equipment and services for rail transport, including rolling stock, transport infrastructure, and signalling and maintenance equipment and services,

-for EasyMile: development and commercialisation of driverless technologies and smart mobility solutions for short distances (last mile concept).

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
-for Unibail-Rodamco Germany GmbH: commercial property company, specialised in shopping centres in Europe and in offices and convention and exhibition centres in Paris,

1.On 06 October 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Ruhrpark SAS (France), Agiform SAS (France) and ACEF Holding SCA (Luxembourg), belonging to the group AXA SA (‘AXA’, France) and Unibail-Rodamco Beteiligungs GmbH, controlled by Unibail-Rodamco Germany GmbH (both of Germany), belonging to the group Unibail-Rodamco (France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the whole of the undertaking Paunsdorf Centre Luxco S.à.r.l. ("JV", Germany), by way of purchase of shares.

Subject:Case M.8615 – AXA / UNIBAIL-RODAMCO / PAUNSDORF CENTER 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

3.The JV will constitute a full-function joint venture. Pursuant to the governance documents, the JV will have sufficient financial resources and dedicated management for its operation. Although the JV is free to hire its own staff should it decide to do so, the day-to-day management is done by a subsidiary of one parent, Unibail-Rodamco ("Property Manager"), under a property management contract at market conditions. Furthermore, the JV is intended to operate on a lasting basis.

4.The purpose of the JV is not limited to the holding of a real estate property within the meaning of paragraph 96 of the Consolidated Jurisdictional Notice. Instead, the JV shall be active in the commercial exploitation of the rental space of a shopping centre with some 150 retail outlets and restaurants. For this purpose, the Property Manager prepares an annual budget and a five-year business plan.

5.In light of the above, the JV has a long term business activity on the market and will have the necessary resources to operate on the market independently on a lasting basis within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation.

6.After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraphs 5(c) and 6 of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

7.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) 8832 final

To the Notifying Party



Subject:Case M.8729 – EQT FUND MANAGEMENT / G+E GETEC HOLDING

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 21 November 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which EQT Fund Management S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of the undertaking G+E Getec Holding GmbH that comprises: (i) Getec Heat & Power AG; (ii) Getec Wärme & Effizienz AG; (iii) Getec Media AG; (iv) Getec shared services GmbH; (v) Getec Contracting GmbH (Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-EQT Fund Management S.à.r.l. is an investment fund that seeks to make investments in infrastructure and infrastructure-related assets and businesses in Northern Europe, Continental Europe and North America,

-G+E Getec Holding GmbH is specialised in energy contracting in Germany and the Netherlands.

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(d) 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, 20.12.2017 
C(2017) 9073 final 
 
To the notifying party 
 
Subject: Case M.8690 - TDR CA PITAL / ROSSINI HOLDING 
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 27 November 2017, the European Commissi on received notifica tion of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of th e Merger Regulation by which the undertaking 
TDR Capital LLP (United Kingdom) acquires with in the meaning of Ar ticle 3(1)(b) of the 
Merger Regulation control over the whole of the undertaking Rossini Holding SAS 
(France) by way of purchase of shares.3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: 
— for TDR Capital LLP : private equity firm investing in sectors including motor fuels 
retail, gyms and health clubs, conveyor car washes, vacant property services, UK social 
housing refurbishment services, modular co nstruction, pubs and restaurants, debt 
purchasing, logistic pallet return, coastal transport, life insura nce and UK retirement 
income products. 
— for Rossini Holding SAS : operate and partly franchise a chain of restaurants under the 
Buffalo Grill brand. 
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 
                                                 
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 413 , 05.12.2017, p. 7. 
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.