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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 23.06.2022  
C(2022)  4491 final  
PUBLIC VERSION 
UnternehmerTUM GmbH  
Lichtenbergstraße 6  
D-85748 Garching 
Germany  
Schwarz Dienstleistung KG  
Stiftsbergstraße 1  
D-74172, Neckarsulm  
Germany  
Subject : Case M. 10788 – UTUM / SCHWARZ GROUP / APPLIEDAI  
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 23 May 2022, the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which  the 
undertaking (s) UnternehmerTUM Group (“UTUM”, Germany ) ultimately controlled 
by Ms. Susanne Klatten, and Schwarz Dienstleistung KG ( Germany ), ultimately 
controlled by the Schwarz Group (Germany) , will acquire within the meaning of 
Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4)  of the Merger Regulation joint control over the whole of the 
undertaking UnternehmerTUM Solutions GmbH (“appliedAI”, Germany ), currently 
controlled by UTUM, by way of purchase of shares .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following : 
  UTUM operates a centre for innovation and business creation in Euro pe and 
offers a wide range of entrepreneurial qualification programs for students, 
scientists and professionals as well as start -up consulting, research and 
qualification services as well as a strong founder network,  
                                                 
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 introduc ed 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 218, 02.06.2022 , p. 11. 

2  Schwarz Group is active mainly in food retailing  through its retail chains Lidl 
and Kaufland , in the production of food for its retail companies and in the 
collection, sorting, processing and recycling of waste as an integrated service 
provider in the field of waste management . 
 AppliedAI will include the current applied artificial intelligence research and consulting activities of UTUM, and will provide research, software and consulting services to European businesses. Moreover, appliedAI will form a wholly owned non- profit subsidiary,  which wi ll develop a European research 
and education center for AI . 
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.
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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.