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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2016) 7779 final

PUBLIC VERSION



To the notyfing parties:

Subject:Case M. 8225 – GEOPOST / CORFIN 14 / BRT

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 October 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings GeoPost S.A. ("GeoPost", France) belonging to the La Poste group and Corfin 14 S.r.l. ("Corfin 14", Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of BRT S.p.A. ("BRT", Italy), by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-GeoPost: parcel and freight delivery services;

-Corfin 14: a holding company with no operational activities;

-BRT: parcel and freight delivery 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(2016) 7694 final

To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8191 - ARCELORMITTAL / CLN / 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 27 October 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Arcelor Mittal Distribution Solution Italia S.r.l. (‘AMDS Italia’, Italy), belonging to ArcelorMittal Group (‘ArcelorMittal’, France), and C.L.N. – Coils Lamiere Nastri S.p.A. (‘CLN’, Italy) acquire, through their joint venture ArcerlorMittal CLN Distribuzione Italia S.r.l. (‘AMCLN’, Italy), within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Acierplus s.a.s (‘Acierplus’, France), by way of purchase of shares. Prior to the transaction, Acierplus is wholly-owned by ArcelorMittal.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for ArcelorMittal: mining, manufacturing and distribution of various steel products at global level,

-for CLN: distribution of steel and production of components for cars and commercial vehicles,

-for Acierplus: steel distribution through oxycutting centres.

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
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2016) 8749 final



To the notifying party





Subject:Case M.8285 - BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS / MSX INTERNATIONAL

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 November 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Bain Capital Investors, L.L.C. ("Bain Capital", United States of America) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the undertaking MSX International, Inc. ("MSXI", United States of America) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Bain Capital: private equity investment firm;

-for MSXI: provider of outsourced business services primarily for the automotive industry.

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(2016) 8358 final

To the notifying parties





Subject:Case M.8289- ENGIE / OMNES CAPITAL / PREDICA / MAIA EOLIS

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 11 November 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Engie S.A. ("Engie", France), Omnes Capital (France) and Prédica Prévoyance Dialogue du Crédit Agricole S.A. ("Prédica", France) will acquire joint control over the wind farms in operation of Maïa Eolis (France) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, by means of purchase of shares (hereafter the "Proposed Transaction"). Engie, Omnes Capital, Prédica and Maïa Eolis are collectively referred to as the "Parties".

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-Engie is an industrial company active in the fields of gas, electricity and energy services. It is active throughout the entire energy-value chain;

-Omnes Capital is an independent French asset management company, which collects financial participations from investors and is active in several branches of private equity, notably in the renewable energy sector. Omnes Capital is managing several investment funds, some of which hold participations in companies active in the energy sector;

-Prédica is a 100% subsidiary of Crédit Agricole S.A., which is active in the insurance sector;

-Maïa Eolis is active in the generation of electricity by wind farms in France. It owns several special purpose vehicles (“SPVs”), some of which comprise wind farms in operation, others which comprise wind farms under development, and others which comprise wind farms both in operation and under development. The Proposed Transaction only concerns Maïa Eolis' wind farms in operation.

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)
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2016) 8861 final

To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8243 – ALLIANZ / NN GROUP/ THE FIZZ STUDENT HOUSING

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 18 November 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Allianz SE (“Allianz”, Germany), which belongs to the Allianz Group, indirectly via certain fully-owned subsidiaries, and NN Group N.V. ("NN Group", Netherlands), intend to acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over The FIZZ Student Housing Fund SCS (Luxembourg) and thereby ultimately over IC FIZZ Berlin GmbH &Co. KG, IC FIZZ Hannover GmbH & Co. KG, IC FIZZ Frankfurt GmbH & Co. KG, and IC FIZZ Darmstadt GmbH & Co. KG (the “Target Companies”, Germany) by means of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Allianz: the Allianz Group is a multinational financial services provider which is active worldwide in the insurance and asset management business;

-for NN Group: is a global financial institution offering investment and insurance services.

-The FIZZ Student Housing Fund: holding of the Target Companies which own and operate student housing facilities in Berlin, Darmstadt, Franfurt and Hannover with a total of 1,238 individual apartments.

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) 1121 final



To the notifying party:





Subject:Case M.8366 – SCA / BSN

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 20 January 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which SCA Group Holding BV (the Netherlands), controlled by Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (‘SCA’, Sweden) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of BSN medical Luxembourg Group Holding (‘BSN’, Luxembourg), by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for SCA: the development, production and marketing of personal care products, tissue products and forest products,

-for BSN: the development, manufacturing and marketing of wound care, compression therapy and orthopaedic products.

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) 473 final

PUBLIC VERSION

Subject:Case M.8279 – NN GROUP / CBRE / PV / Real Estate Portfolio in Germany

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/Madam,

1.On 21 December 2016, the European Commission ("Commission") received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by the undertakings NN Group N.V. (''NN Group'', Netherlands), via its wholly owned subsidiary REI Germany Cross Docks B.V. (Netherlands), on the one hand, and CBRE Group Inc. ("CBRE", USA) and Poste Vita ("PV", Italy) on the other hand via a fund structure, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a logistics real estate portfolio comprising ten real estate assets located in Germany (''Portfolio", Germany) by way of a share deal ("the Transaction").

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for NN Group: global financial institution offering investment and insurance services;

-for CBRE: publicly-listed corporation (on the NYSE) with real estate services activities;

-for PV: postal, logistics, savings and investments, payment, insurance and digital communication services.

3.The Portfolio comprises 10 real estate (logistics) assets located in Germany and leased out under long-term agreements to DHL (DHL Aachen-Würselen, DHL Hamm, DHL Essen, DHL Moers, DHL Böblingen/Holzgerlinen, DHL Kassel, DHL Brühl /Köln, DHL Freiburg, DHL Dortmund, DHL Lörrach).

4.After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the Transaction 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.

5.For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the 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) 1584 final





To the notifying parties:



Subject:Case M.8221 - BLACKSTONE / OFFICEFIRST

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 07 February 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking The Blackstone Group, L.P. (“Blackstone”, USA), indirectly via funds affiliated with and controlled by it acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking OFFICEFIRST Immobilien AG (“OFFICEFIRST”, Germany), by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Blackstone: global asset manager with offices in Europe and Asia.

-for OFFICEFIRST: owner of a commercial real estate portfolio in Germany. This commercial real estate portfolio comprises mainly office spaces. Some properties are related to other types of use such as hotels, parking spaces or storage.

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) 2078 final

To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8342 - MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL GROUP / PTT PUBLIC COMPANY GROUP / 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 28 February 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Mitsubishi Chemical Group (‘MCC’, Japan) and PTT Public Company Group (‘PTT’, Thailand) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of PTTMCC Biochem Company Limited (the ‘JV’, Thailand) by way of a contract of management or any other means.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-MCC: a global chemical company,

-PTT: a State-owned oil and gas company,

-the JV: manufacturing and sales of specialised plastics.

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 both paragraph 5(a) and 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) 2952 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying party



Subject:Case M.8432 – Bain Capital/MKM Building Supplies

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 3 April 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Bain Capital Investors, LLC ('Bain Capital', US) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking M.K.M. Building Supplies (Holdings) Limited ('M.K.M.', UK) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Bain Capital: advice to and management of investment funds,

-for M.K.M.: the retail supply to trade and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) customers in the UK of heavy-side and light-side building products including building materials, timber, plumbing and heating, kitchen fittings, and bathroom fittings.

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) 3231 final







To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8384 - CARLYLE / CITIC / McDONALD's / McDONALD's CHINA

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 07 April 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which The Carlyle Group (“Carlyle”, USA), CITIC Capital and CITIC Limited (“CITIC”, People's Republic of China) together with McDonald’s Corporation (“McDonald’s”, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of McDonald’s China Management Limited (“Target”), which comprises the Mainland China and Hong Kong businesses of McDonald’s, by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Carlyle: manages funds that invest globally across four investment disciplines, namely Corporate Private Equity (buyout and growth capital), Real Assets (real estate, infrastructure and energy), Global Market Strategies (structured credit, mezzanine, distressed, hedge funds, and middle market debt) and Solutions (private equity fund of funds program and related co-investment and secondary activities).

-for CITIC: is engaged in both financial and non-financial businesses. The group's financial businesses cover a full range of services including commercial banking, investment banking, trust, insurance, fund management and asset management. The group's non-financial businesses include real estate, engineering contracting, energy and resources, infrastructure construction, machinery manufacturing and IT industry.

-for McDonald’s: is active worldwide in the quick service restaurant industry, operating and franchising McDonald’s restaurants, which serve a locally-relevant menu of food and drinks in over 36,000 locations in more than 100 countries. McDonald’s global system is comprised of both McDonald’s-owned and franchised restaurants with more than 80% of McDonald's restaurants owned and operated by independent franchisees.

-for the Target: the Target business includes over 2,000 McDonald’s restaurants in Mainland China and Hong Kong.

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