ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2018) 840 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8800 - GOLDMAN SACHS / RIVERSTONE INVESTMENT / LUCID ENERGY GROUP II

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 January 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("Goldman Sachs", USA) and Riverstone Investment Group LLC ("Riverstone", USA) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over Lucid Energy Group II LLC ("Lucid Energy", USA) by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

– Goldman Sachs is a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of banking, securities and investment services worldwide,

– Riverstone is a private equity firm focused on investments in the energy and power sectors,

– Lucid Energy provides natural gas gathering, compression and natural gas processing in Texas and New Mexico.

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(2018) 1059 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying party:

Subject:Case M.8775 - SHELL / IMPELLO

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 22 January 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which The Shell Petroleum Company Limited, controlled by Royal Dutch Shell plc. ("Shell", United Kingdom), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Impello Limited ("Impello", United Kingdom) by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

– for Shell : global group of energy and petrochemical companies with activities in oil and gas exploration, production, manufacturing, marketing and shipping of oil products and chemicals, and renewable energy products. Shell is also active in the trading and wholesale supply of electricity and gas, including in the UK and Germany.

– for Impello : independent energy supplier to household customers in the UK and Germany (known as First Utility).





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(2018) 1436 final

To the notifying party.







Subject:Case M.8779 - PAI PARTNERS / ALBÉA

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 29 January 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which PAI Partners S.A.S. (“PAI Partners”) (France), is an independent company which manages and advises dedicated private equity funds acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the whole of the undertaking Albéa S.A. (Albéa) (Luxembourg), indirectly controlled by funds managed by Sun Capital Parners by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- PAI Partners S.A.S. (“PAI Partners”) (France), is an independent company which manages and advises dedicated private equity funds.

- Albéa S.A. (Albéa) (Luxembourg), indirectly controlled by funds managed by Sun Capital Parners.

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)
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2018) 1595 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8816 – GOLDMAN SACHS / CENTERBRIDGE / ROBYG

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 14 February 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA), and Centerbridge Partners, LP (‘Centerbridge’, USA), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Robyg SA (‘Robyg’, Poland). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Goldman Sachs: global investment banking, securities and investment management,

-for Centerbridge: investment management focused on private equity and distressed investment opportunities,

-for Robyg: indirectly solely controlled by Goldman Sachs, construction and sale of flats and commercial real estate in Poland.

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
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2018) 1971 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying party :

Subject:Case M.8825 – Platinum Equity Group/Wyndham Vacation Rentals Europe

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 28 February 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Platinum Equity Group ("Platinum", United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Wyndham Vacation Rentals Europe ("WVRE"), a business formed of Wyndham Vacation Rentals UK, Landal GreenParks and Novasol (United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for Platinum: specialises in the merger, acquisition and operation of companies that provide services and solutions to customers in a broad range of businesses, including information technology, telecommunications, logistics, metal services, manufacturing and distribution,

- for WVRE: active in the serviced holiday rentals sector.

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(2018) 2123 final

PUBLIC VERSION





To the notifying party

Subject:Case M.8839 - GIP / NTV

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 5 March 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking GIP III Global Investments S.à r.l. (Luxembourg), ultimately controlled by Global Infrastructure Management, LLC (‘GIP’, USA), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the whole of the undertaking Italo — Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori SpA (‘Italo’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for GIP: US-based global infrastructure investor in the energy, transport and water/waste sectors,

-for Italo: Italy’s first privately owned high-speed rail passenger transport operator, operating under the brand ‘Italo’. Currently, Italo connects 19 stations in 14 Italian cities.

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
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2018) 1908 final

To the notifying party







Subject:Case M.8802 - KKR / UNILEVER BAKING COOKING AND SPREADS BUSINESS

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 February 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which KKR & Co. L.P. ("KKR", USA), which manages and advises private equity and other investment funds acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Unilever's baking, cooking and spreads business (The Netherlands).

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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

- for UNILEVER BAKING COOKING AND SPREADS BUSINESS: manufacture and sale of plant-based nutrition products including butter, margarine and other spreads, melanges, dairy cream alternatives and vegetable oils in Europe and 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(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(2018) 3214 final









To the notifying parties



Subject:Case M.8856 - ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND / CARGILL / JV EGYPT

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 April 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Archer Daniels Midland Europe B.V. (‘ADM’, The Netherlands) and Cargill International Luxembourg 2 Sàrl (‘Cargill’, Luxembourg) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the whole of the undertaking National Vegetable Oils Co (‘NVOC’, Egypt) by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for ADM, processing of oilseeds, corn, sugar, wheat and other agricultural commodities and a manufacturer of vegetable oils and fats, vegetable protein, meal, corn, sweeteners, flour, biodiesel, ethanol, and other value added food and feed ingredients,

-for Cargill, international production and marketing of food, and agricultural and risk management products and services. Cargill’s businesses include grain and commodity merchandising, oilseed and grain processing and refining, flour milling, meat processing and financial services,

-for NVOC, a soybean oil crush facility, that produces and sells crude soybean oil, soybean meal and soybean hulls in the Egyptian market.

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
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, 01.06.2018 
C(2018) 3650 final 
PUBLIC VERSION 
 
To the notifying parties  
 
Subject: Case M.8918 – AEA Investors/BCI/Springs 
Commission decision pursuant to Articl e 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) 
No 139/20041 and Article 57 of the Agreemen t on the European Economic Area2  
Dear Sirs, 
1. On 4 May 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Artic le 4 of the Merger Regulatio n by which AEA Investors LP 
(together with its affiliates 'AEA', USA) and British Columbia Investment Management 
Corporation (together with its affiliates 'BCI ', Canada) acquire within the meaning of 
Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of SIWF Holdings, Inc. 
(together with its subsidiaries 'Springs ', USA) by way of a purchase of shares.3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: 
− for AEA:  private equity fund with i nvestments in various sector s, in particular value 
added industrial products, sp ecialty chemicals, consumer/retail and services, 
− for BCI:  investing on behalf of public sector clie nts in fixed income, mortgages, public 
and private equity, real estate, infr astructure and renewable resources, 
− for Springs: manufacture and supply of a variety of window coverings, e.g. blinds, 
shades, shutters, draperies and retractabl e awnings. Springs distributes its products 
under the brands Bali, Grab er, SWFcontract, Horizons, MechoSystems, Sunsetter, 
Mariak, and Patrician. 
                                                 
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 167 , 15.5.2018, p. 21. 

 
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(b) 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.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2018) 3288 final



To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8739 - KURARAY / PTTGC / SUMITOMO / 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 23 April 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Kuraray Co., Ltd ("Kuraray", Japan), PTT Global Chemical Public Company Ltd ("PTTGC", Thailand) and Sumitomo Corporation ("Sumitomo", Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Joint Venture ("JV", Thailand) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Kuraray: manufacturing of specialty chemicals, fibres and other materials,

-for PTTGC: operations in petrochemicals and natural gas businesses, trading and distribution of fossile fuels and chemical products,

-for Sumitomo: diversified business activities, including 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, and

-for JV: manufacturing and supply of high performance polyamides and styrenic block copolymers.

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
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, 17.5.2018 
C(2018) 3168  final 
 
To the notifying parties 
 
Subject: Case M.8873 – CARLYLE / TA  ASSOCIATES / DISCOVERORG 
Commission decision pursuant to Articl e 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) 
No 139/20041 and Article 57 of the Agreemen t on the European Economic Area2  
Dear Sir or Madam, 
1. On 18 April 2018, the European Commission received notifica tion of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Me rger Regulation by which Carlyle Partners VI 
L.P., belonging to the Carlyle Group ("Carl yle", USA), and TA Associates L.P. 
("TA Associates", USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the 
Merger Regulation joint control of DiscoverO rg Holdings LLC ("DiscoverOrg ", USA) by 
way of purchase of shares.3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: 
− Carlyle is a global alternativ e asset manager, which manage s funds that i nvest globally 
across four investment disciplines: (i) Co rporate Private Equity; (ii) Real Assets; 
(iii) Global Market Strate gies; and (iv) Solutions. 
− TA Associates is active in the fields of private equity investments through various 
funds in selected industries,  including business services, consumer, financial services, 
healthcare and technologies. 
− DiscoverOrg is a provider of sales and mark eting intelligence tools and services to 
companies. 
                                                 
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 144 , 25.04.2018, p. 18. 
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(b) 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.