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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 6.4.2022  
C(2022) 2349 final  
PUBLIC VERSION 
Lufthansa Industry Solutions AS GmbH  
Schützenwall 1  
22844 Norderstedt  
Germany
 
 A4nXT GmbH  
Auto -Union -Straße 1 
85057 Ingolstadt  
Germany   
Subject : Case M. 10584 – LUFTHANSA/VW/JV  
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 15 March 2022, the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which Lufthansa 
Industry Solutions AS GmbH (‘LHIND’, Germany), controlled by Deutsche 
Lufthansa AG (‘Lufthansa’, Germany) and A4nXT GmbH (‘A4nXT’, Germany), 
controlled by Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft (‘Volkswagen’, Germany) will acquire 
within the meaning of Article s 3(1)(b) and 3(4)  of the Merger Regulation  joint control 
of the Joint Venture company (‘JV’, Germany). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares  in a newly created company constituting a joint venture .
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2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
− for Lufthansa : German aviation group with worldwide operations compris ing 
several airlines as well as aviation -related services such as in -flight catering, 
                                                 
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 ( the ‘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 134, 25.3.2022, p. 34.  

 
2 maintenance, repair and overhaul of aircrafts and components, IT services and 
loyalty programs ,  
− for Volkswagen : German automobile consortium active worldwide in the 
development, manufacture, marketing and sale of passenger cars, light 
commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, coaches, chassis for buses and diesel 
engines, motor bikes, as well as ancillary financial and insurance services as 
well as mobility service , 
− for the JV: ne wly created entity that will provide IT consulting services and 
ancillary IT services to Volkswagen and to third parties in the automotive industry and other industries . 
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 
paragraphs  5(a) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of 
certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No  139/2004.
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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.