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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2018) 5497 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying party:

Subject:Case M.9018 - CERBERUS GROUP / WFS GLOBAL 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 13 July 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Promontoria Holding 264 B.V. ("Promontoria", the Netherlands), belonging to the Cerberus Group (United States of America), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of the undertaking WFS Global Holding S.A.S. ("WFS", France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

– for Promontoria: a company which is controlled by the Cerberus Group, a private investment firm engaged in real property and personal property of all kinds.

– for WFS: provision of ground handling services incidental to air transport (ramp, passenger and cargo handling services) and other freight related services (namely, offline services and freight forwarding by truck). WFS provides services in North America, the Carribean, Europe, Asia and Africa.

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.9065 – AKASTOR/MITSUI & CO/MITSUI OSK LINES/AKOFS OFFSHORE

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 16 August 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Akastor AS ("Akastor", Norway) controlled by Aker ASA ("Aker") and ultimately controlled by The Resource Group TRG AS, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ("Mitsui", Japan) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. ("MOL", Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over AKOFS Offshore 1 AS ("AKOFS", Norway) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-Akastor is a Norwegian public limited investment company with a portfolio of companies mainly in the oilfield services sector;

-Mitsui is a Japanese trading company group engaged in a range of global business activities including worldwide trading of various commodities, financial services, and project and company management, inter alia within the offshore oil and gas industry;

-MOL is a Japanese multi-modal transport group specialising in a number of categories of global ocean shipping and related markets;

-AKOFS provides vessel-based installation and construction and well intervention services for subsea oil and gas developments.

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

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To the notifying party



Subject:Case M.8995 - MAGNA / OLSA

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 September 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of the Merger Regulation by which the company Magna Closures S.p.A. ("MAGNA Closures", Italy), a wholly owned subsidiary of Magna International Inc. ("MAGNA", Canada), acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over the whole of Olsa S.p.A. ("OLSA", Italy) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

– MAGNA is an automotive supplier which manufactures and supplies automotive systems, assemblies, modules and components primarily for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles;

– OLSA is an automotive supplier which manufactures and supplies lighting products for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.

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.9034 - EQT FUND MANAGEMENT / AZELIS

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 August 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which EQT VIII, controlled by EQT Fund Management S.à r.l ("EQT Fund Management", Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Antelope Topco S.C.A. ("Azelis", Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-EQT VIII is a private equity fund that makes investments primarily in northern Europe;

-Azelis is a global distributor of specialty chemicals and food ingredients.

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
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, 2.10.2018 
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To the notifying party:  
    
Subject: Case M.9063 - SYNNEX / CONVERGYS 
Commission decision pursuant to Articl e 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 7 September 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of th e Merger Regulation by which the undertaking 
Synnex Corporation ("Synnex", U.S.A.) acquire within the meaning of  Article 3(1)(b) of 
the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of the undertaking Convergys 
Corporation ("Convergys", U.S.A.).3 The concentration is accomplished through a two-
step merger process resulting in the creation of "Concentrix CVG Corporation", a wholly-
owned subsidiary of SYNNEX, which will incl ude the Convergys business. As a result of 
the transaction, Convergys will no longer be a publicly held corporation. 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: 
− for Synnex:  provision of business-to-business servic es that help clients and business 
partners grow and enhance their customer-engagement strategies, 
− for Convergys: provision of customer re lationship management business process 
outsourcing services to client busi nesses, including thr ough the provision and 
operation of "call centers". 
  
                                                 
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 325 , 14.9.2018 , p. 19. 
PUBLIC VERSION 
2 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 
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.
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE  
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel,   BELGIË  
 
Tel: +32 229 -91111. Fax: +32 229 -64301. E -mail: COMP -MERGER -REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu . 
  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 25.10.2018  
C(2018 ) 7225 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
 
 
To the notifying party  
 
Subject : Case M. 9115 — BC Partners/VetPartners  
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 2 October 2018 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which  BC Partners LLP 
(ʻBC Partnersʼ , United Kingdom), through its wholly controlled fund BC European Capital 
X Fund, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation (indirect) 
sole control of the whole of VetPartners Group Limited (ʻVetPartnersʼ , United King dom) 
by way of purchase of shares .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 BC Partners is an international private equity firm with headquarters in London with 
investments in a diverse range of sectors,  
 VetPartners is a veterinary pract ice group.  
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 ce rtain concentrations 
under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 .4 
                                                 
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 366, 10.10.2018 , p. 16. 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 . 

2 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 MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel,   BELGIË  
 
Tel: +32 229 -91111. Fax: +32 229 -64301. E -mail: COMP -MERG ER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu . 
  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 12.10.2018  
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 To the notifying part y: 
 
 
Subject : Case M.9054 - BROADCOM / CA  
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 12 September  2018 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which  Broadcom Inc. 
acquir es within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation  sole control of the 
whole of CA, Inc.by way of merger  .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
- for Broadcom Inc.: manufacturing of semiconductors and hardware for 
commun ications, storage, and industrial applications;  
 for CA, Inc.: development of software that assists customers in developing, operating, 
testing, deploying, and securing their business applications and databases.  
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 
                                                 
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 introduced 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 335, 20.09.2018, p.21 . 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 . 
PUBLIC VERSION  
2 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 MERGER  REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel,   BELGIË  
 
Tel: +32 229 -91111. Fax: +32 229 -64301. E -mail: COMP -MERGER -REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu . 
  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 16.11.2018  
C(2018 ) 7737 final  
 
To the notifying party  
Subject : Case M. 9161 – Brookfield / M Finance Capital / ECLA Paris Massy -Palaiseau 
Companies  
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 19 October  2018 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which  the undertaking 
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (‘Brookfield’, Canada)  acquire s within the meaning of 
Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regula tion sole control of the whole of the undertaking M 
Finance Capital SAS (France) and ECLA Paris Massy -Palaiseau Companies (France) by 
way of purchase of shares .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 for Brookfield: global asset manager with a focus on property, renewable power, 
infrastructure and private equity,  
 for M Finance Capital SAS: active in real estate development, student residences 
management and apartment -hotels management in France and Belgium,  
 for ECLA Paris Massy -Palaiseau Companies: owner of one residency located in 
France and subcontracting the operation of that property.  
 
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 
                                                 
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 introduced 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 388, 26.10.2018 , 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 simplified procedure, the European Commissio n 
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  
 
 
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE  
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel,   BELGIË  
 
Tel: +32 229 -91111. Fax: +32 229 -64301. E -mail: COMP -MERGER -REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu . 
  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels,  5.12.2018  
C(2018 ) 8495 final  
 
 
 
To the Notifying Party  
 
Subject : Case M. 9124  – Dana/Oerlikon Drive Systems  
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 9 November  2018 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which the undertaking 
Dana Incorporated ("Dana", U.S.)  acquire s within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the 
Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of the undertaking GrazianoFairfield AG, 
Pfaffikon ("GrazianoFairfield AG", Switzerland), controlled by OC Oerlikon Corporation 
AG, Pfaffikon ("Oerlikon", Switzerland)  by way of purchase of shares .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 Dana is a global supplier of driveline, sealing and thermal -management products to 
manufacturers of light, commercial and off -highway vehicles as well as gearboxes, 
hydraulic products and driveshafts for industrial stationary equipment,  
 GrazianoFairfield AG is a provider of gear, drive and shifting solutions for mobile 
vehicles and industrial equipment.  
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 s 5(c) 
and 6 of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain 
concentrations un der Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 .4 
                                                 
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 introduced 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, 3.1.199 4, p. 3 (the 'EEA Agreement '). 
3  Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 420, 20.11.2018 , p. 5. 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 . 
PUBLIC VERSION  
2 4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission 
has decided not to oppose the n otified 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)  
Johan nes LAITENBERGER  
Director -General