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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 24.2.2022  
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ADT LLC  
1501 Yamato Road  
Boca Raton, Florida 33431  
United States of America  
 
Ford Next LLC  
One American Road  
Dearborn, Michigan 48126  
United States of America  
Subject : Case M. 10589  – ADT  / FORD NEXT / SNTNL  
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 February 2022 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4  of the Merger  Regulation by which the 
undertakings ADT LLC ( “ADT ”, United States ), ultimately controlled by the Apollo 
Group (United States ), and Ford Next LLC ( “Ford Next ”, United States ), belonging to 
the Ford Group (United States) , acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)  and 3(4)  
of the Merger Regulation joint control over the undertaking SNTNL LLC (“SNTNL”, 
United States), currently under the sole control of Ford Next , by way of purchase of 
securities .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 Apollo Group is active in portfolio investments. It invests in companies and debt 
issued by companies involved in various businesses throughout the world. 
Through ADT , Apollo Group  provides security, automation  and smart home 
solutions , and offers 24/7 professional monitoring services , 
                                                 
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 68, 9.2.2022 , p. 12. 

2  Ford Group is mainly active in the manufacture and supply of cars, trucks, sport 
utility vehicles (“SUVs”) and electrified ve hicles.  Ford Next houses the self -
driving vehicle business operations of Ford Group, including its self -driving 
systems integration, autonomous vehicle research and advanced engineering, AV 
transportation -as-a-service network development, user experience, business 
strategy and business development teams , 
 SNTNL intends to develop, manufacture and sell connected, intelligent vehicle 
security systems and related services such as third -party monitoring.  
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 
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)  
Olivier GUERSENT  
Director -General  
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .