ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
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, 15.3.2019  
C(2019 ) 2199 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
 
To the notifying party  
 
Subject : Case M. 9312 — JAB /Coty  
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 21 February 2019 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which  JAB Holding 
Company, S.a.r.l.  (Luxembourg , “JAB”) acquire s within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of 
the Merger Regulation  sole control of the whole of  Coty Inc.  (USA, “ Coty ”) by way of 
public bid announced on 13 February 2019 .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings conce rned are:  
 for JAB: JAB is a privately held group focused on long -term investments in 
companies such as tea brands, coffee brands, bakery, food, non -alcoholic beverages, 
doughnuts businesses and fashion retail,  
 for Coty : Coty is a global beauty products com pany.  
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 76, 1.3.2019 , p. 12. 
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 noti fied 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, 15.4.2019  
C(2019)  3082 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
 
 
To the notifying parties  
 
Subject : Case M.9306 — ENGIE/CDPQ/TAG 
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 21 March 2019, the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which ENGIE S.A. 
(‘ENGIE’, France) and Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec -  (‘CDPQ’, Canada) 
acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the 
whole of Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A -  (‘TAG’, Brazil). The conce ntration is 
accomplished by way of purchase of shares.  3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
- for ENGIE : a French global energy company active throughout the energy -value chain 
in the fields of gas and electricity supply, as well as e nergy services,  
- for CDPQ : a globally active Canadian long -term institutional investor managing funds 
primarily for public and para -public pension and insurance plans. It holds investments 
in financial markets, private equity, infrastructure and real estate,  
- for TAG : a Brazilian -based company which operates and manages a natural gas 
pipeline located in the North and Northeastern regions of Brazil  
                                                 
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 116, 28.03.2019 , p. 3. 

2 3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the 
notified operation falls wi thin 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 
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 applicat ion 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 -MERG ER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu . 
  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 7.5.2019  
C(2019 ) 3628 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying party  
Subject : Case M.9279  – EPH / UNIPER FRANCE  
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 April 2019, the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which  the company 
Energetický  a průmyslový holding ("EPH", Czech Republic ) acquires , within the meaning 
of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation , sole control over the whole of  Uniper France 
SAS ("Uniper France", France), controlled by Uniper SE, by way of  purchase of shares .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
  EPH is a utility company with several activities including lignite mining, electricity 
and heat production, distribution and supply as well as gas transmission, distribution, 
storage and supply , 
 
  Uniper France  is active in electricity production  from both renewable and non -
renewable sources,  gas and electricity retail supply  and the treatment  of ash in 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  (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 140, 16.4.2019, p. 13 . 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 . 

2 4. For the reasons set out in the Not ice 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 Merg er 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, 23.05.2019  
C(2019 ) 4017 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying parties  
Subject : Case M. 9375  – CLEARLAKE / INSIGHT / APPRISS   
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 29 April 2019 , the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration 
pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which the undertakings Clearlake 
Capital Group, L.P. ( “Clearlake ”) (USA ) and  Insight Venture Management LLC  
(“Insight ”) (USA), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b ) and 3(4) of  the Merger 
Regulation  joint control of the whole of Appriss Holdings, Inc. (“Appriss”) (USA), 
controlled  by Alert Holdings Company, Inc. (“Alert”) (USA). The concentration is 
accomplished by way of  purchase of shares3. 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
- for Clearlake: a private investment firm whose c ore target sectors are software and 
technology -enabled services, industrials and energy, and consumer , 
- for Insight: a leading global venture capital and private equity firm investing in high -
growth technology and soft ware companies,  
- for Appriss , controlled by Alert (a holding company) : a provider of technolo gy and 
data analytics solutions to governments and companies in three different sectors: 
safety, health and retail. 
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 
                                                 
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 157, 08.05.2019 , p 15. 

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 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  
 
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .
Commis sion 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 -REGI STRY@ec.europa.eu . 
 
 EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 29.3.2019  
C(2019 ) 2634 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying party  
Subject : Case M. 9282  – HCL  TECHNOLOGIES / CERTAIN IBM ASSETS   
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 5 March 2019 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which HCL Technologies 
Limited (" HCL") (India)  acquire s with the meaning of Article 3(1)( b) of the Merger 
Regulation  control of certain assets and liabilities , comprising four selected software 
product portfolios  (“the Target ”), from  International Business Machines Corporation 
("IBM ") (Unit ed States) by way of purchase of assets .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 for HCL : the supply of technology and IT services,  
 for the Target : four IT software product portfolios concerning marketing, commerce, 
security and collabo ration software . 
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 
                                                 
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 termino logy 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 94, 12.03.2019 , p.11. 
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 -MERGER -REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu . 
  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 16.7.2019  
C(2019 ) 5446 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying party  
Subject : Case M. 9430 – APOLLO MANAGEMENT / VIVAT  
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 24 June 2019 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which Apollo 
Management L.P. (“Apollo”, USA)  acquire s within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of 
the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of VIVAT N.V. (“Vivat”, the 
Netherlands)  by way of purchase of shares .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 — Apollo: Private investments world -wide;  
 
 — Vivat: Life and non -life insurance products and asset management services in 
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(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 '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 223, 03.7.2019 , p. 6. 
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 applic ation 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, 30.7.2019  
C(2019 ) 5850 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying parties  
Subject : Case M.9390 - BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT / OAKTREE 
CAPITAL GROUP  
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 5 July 2019 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
conc entration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which the 
undertakings Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“Brookfield”, USA)  and Oaktree 
Capital Group Holdings, L.P. (“OCGH  LP”, USA) , acquire within the meaning of 
Article s 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the Oaktree 
Capital Group, LLC (“ OCG LLC ”, USA). OCG LLC is currently solely controlled by 
OCGH LP, which is in turn solely controlled by Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP 
LLC (“OCGH GP LLC” , USA) . The concentration is accomplish ed by way of 
purchase of shares .3 
2. The business activities of the undert akings concerned are:  
 Brookfield provides asset management services, focused on real estate, 
infrastructure, ren ewable power and private equity,  
 OCGH LP, OCG LLC  and OCGH GP LLC provid e asset management 
services focused mainly on corporate credit investment.  
                                                 
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 235, 12.07.2019 , p. 8. 

2 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 
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 marke t 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, 15.05.2019  
C(2019 ) 3812 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying party  
Subject : Case M.9329  — TDR  Capital/NKD Group  
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 16 April 2019 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which  TDR Capital LLP 
(TDR Capital, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the 
Merger Regulation control of the whole of  NKD Holdings GmbH (Germany), NKD 
Österreich Holding GmbH (Austria) and Sun Fort une Ltd. (Hong  Kong) (together – NKD 
Group, Germany)  by way of purchase of shares.3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 for TDR Capital: a private equity firm, which has investments in companies in a 
variety of sectors, including petrol stations and retail and conven ience op erations 
conne cted with those petrol stations,  
 for NKD Group : a discount value retailer selling apparel, home textiles, and hard 
goods (such as toys, various electronics devices and lighting products) in Germany, 
Austria, Italy, Slovenia, and Croat ia. 
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 
                                                 
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 147, 29.4.2019 , p. 8. 
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 Agre ement . 
For the Commission  
 
 
(Signed)  
Johannes LAITENBERGER  
Director -General