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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 25.10.2021  
C(2021) 7786 final  
PUBLIC VERSION 
OMERS Infrastructure European Holdings 2 B.V.  
Muiderstraat 9 U  
1011PZ Amsterdam  
The Netherlands  
 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  
200 West Street  
New York, NY  
United States of America  
Subject : Case M. 10454 – OMERS / GOLDMAN SACHS / AMEDES  
Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation 
(EC) No  139/20041 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European 
Economic Area2  
Dear Sir or Madam,  
1. On 30 September  2021, the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which OMERS 
Infrastructure European Holdings 2 B.V. (“OMERS”, Netherlands), controlled by 
OMERS Administration Corporation ("OAC", Canada) and Goldman Sachs Group, 
Inc. (“Goldman Sachs”, United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) 
of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Antin Amedes Holdco GmbH 
(“Amedes”, Germ any) by way of purchase of shares .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
− for OMERS: European investment platform for infrastructure investments by 
OAC, a Canadian pension fund, managing a diversified global portfolio of stocks and bonds as well as real estate, infrastructure and private equity investments, 
                                                 
1 OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ( the ‘Merger Regulation ’). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on 
the Functioning of the European Union ( ‘TFEU ’) has introduc ed certain changes, such as the 
replacement of ‘ Community ’ by ‘Union’  and ‘common market ’ by ‘internal 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 411, 11.10.2021, p. 6- 7. 

2 − for Goldman Sachs: global investment banking, securities and investment 
management firm,  
− for Amedes: provision of clinical laboratory servi ces in Germany, Belgium and 
Austria, as well as  healthcare services in  Germany . 
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 
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)  
Olivier GUERSENT  
Director -General  
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.