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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2017) 154 final





To the notifying party:

Subject:Case M.8288 – PERMIRA / SCHUSTERMANN & BORENSTEIN

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 6 December 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which which the undertaking Permira Holdings Limited (‘Permira’, Guernsey), indirectly through funds managed or advised by it, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Schustermann & Borenstein Holding GmbH (‘S&B’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Permira: Private equity investments in a variety of industries;

-for S&B: Retail of fashion products through online website ( www.bestsecret.com ) and three physical stores, which are located in Austria and 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(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) 1349 final

To the notifying party:



Subject:Case M.8369 - KKR / HITACHI KOKI

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 26 January 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which investment funds advised by the affiliates of KKR & Co. L.P. (‘KKR’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. (‘Hitachi Koki’, Japan) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for KKR: a global investment firm which offering a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and providing capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and clients;

-for Hitachi Koki: a Japan-based global company manufacturing and selling power tools and life-sciences instruments.

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) 739 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying party



Subject:Case M.8344 – Sumitomo Corporation/Fyffes plc

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 January 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Sumitomo Corporation ('Sumitomo', Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Fyffes plc ('Fyffes', Ireland) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Sumitomo: trading of metal products, transportation and construction of systems, environment and infrastructure, chemicals and electronics, media, networks and lifestyle related goods, mineral resources and energy. Sumitomo is also active in the distribution of fresh fruits, through its subsidiary Sumifru,

-for Fyffes: procurement, import and wholesale of fresh fruits and mushrooms. Fyffes also provides ripening services to third parties.

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

C(2017) 2825 final





To the notyfing party:

Subject:Case M.8417 – KKR / TRAVELOPIA

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 March 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking KKR & Co. L.P. (“KKR”, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Travelopia Holdings Limited and Travelopia USA Inc. (together “Travelopia”, United Kingdom), by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for KKR: global investment firm which offers a broad range of alternative asset management services and provides capital markets solutions.

-for Travelopia: global specialist travel operator active primarily in the US, the UK and Australia. Travelopia specialises in six travel offerings: (i) expeditions, (ii) tailormade holidays, (iii) marine holidays, (iv) educational trips, (v) US-specific customised holidays, and (vi) events based holidays.

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) 3264 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying parties

Subject: Case M.8379 - SGID / HELLENIC REPUBLIC / IPTO



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 April 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which State Grid International Development Limited ("SGID", of China), controlled by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China ("Central SASAC"), and the Hellenic Republic will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Independent Power Transmission Operator S.A. ("IPTO", of Greece) by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

– SGID is engaged in the investment and operation of regulated electricity transmission and distribution businesses outside of the People’s Republic of China, with assets and investments in Australia, Brazil, the Philippines, Portugal, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Italy.

– The Hellenic Republic, through Public Power Corporation ("PPC"), currently controls IPTO.

– IPTO is the transmission system operator of the Hellenic Electricity Transmission System vested with its operation, management, exploitation, maintenance and development in order to ensure Greece’s electricity supply.

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) 4287 final

To the notifying parties



Subject:Case M.8433 – Zalando/Bestseller United/JV

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 15 May 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Zalando SE (Germany) and BESTSELLER United A/S (Denmark) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a joint venture company, Fashiontrade.com B.V. (the Netherlands) by way of a capital increase in Fashiontrade.com B.V. after which Zalando SE and BESTSELLER United A/S will each hold 50% of the share capital in the joint venture.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Zalando SE: Zalando SE is active in the B2C (retail) sale of clothing and footwear products. On its online e-commerce platform, consumers can purchase an extensive selection of clothing and footwear from many different brands. It also sells clothing and footwear products in its online outlet shop. In addition, Zalando provides B2C e‑commerce platform services and other brand solution services.

-for BESTSELLER United A/S: BESTSELLER United A/S is an international fashion company with a range of different fashion brands. It is active in B2B (wholesale) and B2C (retail) sale of clothing and footwear products under different brands.

-for Fashiontrade.com B.V.: Fashiontrade.com B.V. will be active on the market as a provider of B2B e-commerce platform services. The platform will connect fashion brands (wholesalers) with retailers.

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) 4991 final





To the notifying party:



Subject:Case M.8532 - BLACKSTONE GROUP / SPONDA

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 15 June 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Blackstone Group L.P. ("Blackstone", USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation indirect sole control of Sponda Plc ("Sponda", Finland) by means of a tender offer.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Blackstone: global asset manager. It is headquartered in the United States and has offices in Europe and Asia.

-for Sponda: a Finnish public real estate investment company that specializes in leasing business premises and developing and owning properties.

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 6 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) 5439 final





To the notifying parties:



Subject:Case M.8509 – LVMH / MARCOLIN / JV

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 June 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings LVMH-Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE ('LVMH', France) controlled by Groupe Arnault SEDCS and Marcolin S.p.A. ('Marcolin', Italy) controlled by PAI Partners S.A.S., acquire within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Newco by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a full-function joint venture.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for LVMH: production and sale of luxury goods through a portfolio of over 60 luxury brands and over thousands points of sale worldwide,

-for Marcolin: manufacturing and wholesale distribution of eyewear, notably eyeglass frames and sunglasses,

-for NewCo: design, development, and manufacturing of eyewear products worldwide.

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) and 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) 5560 final

To the Notifying Parties

Subject:Case M.8560 – HAPM / MAGNA / JV

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 July 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Hubei Aviation Precision Machinery Technology Co., Ltd. (China) (“HAPM”) ultimately controlled by Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Beijing (China) (“AVIC”), and Magna International Inc. (Canada) (“Magna”) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Hubei HAPM MAGNA Seating Systems Co., Ltd., (China) (the “JV”) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture to which HAPM and Magna will each contribute a business with a market presence.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-HAPM: the supply of seat mechanism and structure components;

-Magna: the supply of a braod range of automotive components, including body, chassis, exterior, seating, powertrain, active driver assistance, vision, closure and roof systems, as well as complete vehicle engineering and contract manufacturing;

-JV: will be active in the manufacture and sale of components for automotive seats for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (seat structures and seat mechanisms) for the Chinese market. The Parties have not foreseen any expansion of the JV’s business activity into the EEA.

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
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2017) 5777 final





To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M. 8556 – CARLYLE / GTCR / ALBANY MOLECULAR RESEARCH

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 17 July 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which The Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle’, United States) and GTCR LLC (‘GTCR’, United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (‘AMRI’, United States) by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Carlyle: global alternative asset manager, which manages funds that invest globally across four investment disciplines: corporate private equity; real assets; global market strategies; and solutions,

-for GTCR: private equity firm founded focused on investing in growth companies in the financial services and technology, healthcare, technology, media and telecommunications and growth business services industries,

-for AMRI: global contract research and manufacturing organization providing customers integrated drug discovery, development, and manufacturing services

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) 6230 final

To the notifying parties:



Subject:Case M.8513 – INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES / SAIC MOTOR / JV

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 August 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings SAIC Motor Corporation Limited ("SAIC Motor", China) and Infineon Technologies AG ("Infineon", Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking SAIC Infineon Automotive Power Modules (Shanghai) Co., Ltd ("SAIC Infineon Modules", China) by way of a purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-SAIC Motor is a Chinese car producer active in the research, production and vehicle sales of both passenger cars and commercial vehicles.

-Infineon's main activity is the manufacture and supply of power semiconductors.

SAIC Infineon Modules will produce and sell automotive frame-based insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) power modules (power semiconductors) for hybrid and fully electric vehicles in China.

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
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2017) 6459 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying parties



Subject:Case M.8576 - BALDER / VARMA / SERENA

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 23 August 2017 the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Fastighets AB Balder ("Balder", Sweden) and Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company ("Varma", Finland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Serena Properties AB ("Serena", Finland) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Balder: listed real estate company which owns, manages and develops residential and commercial properties and hotels in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland.

-for Varma: mutual pension insurance company, owned by its client companies and self-employed persons, insured employees and owners of the guarantee capital. Varma notably invests in Finnish real estate companies.

-for Serena: a real estate company active in the Finnish real estate market for commercial use and specialising in retail properties such as grocery stores and discounters.

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