ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2018) 805 final









To the notifying party

Subject:Case M.8736 – TOOHIL TELECOM / EIRCOM

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 08 January 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Toohil Telecom Holdings Limited ("Toohil Telecom", Ireland), ultimately controlled by Mr. Xavier Niel (France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Eircom Holdco S.A. ("Eircom", Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Toohil Telecom: part of the group of companies controlled by Mr. Xavier Niel which are mainly focused on investments in the following sectors: telecoms, media, technologies, start-ups businesses and real estate. In particular, Mr. Xavier Niel controls Iliad, a French company active in the provision of fixed and mobile telephony and internet access providing and hosting services.

-for Eircom: Eircom offers a range of fixed voice, data, high speed broadband, mobile, and TV services, as well as Voice over Internet Protocol and Wi-Fi services to the individual consumers, households, business users, wholesale customers, small and medium enterprises, and government in the Republic of Ireland. It also offers a range of connectivity services to the public sector customers in Northern Ireland, as well as to Irish companies with subsidiaries or branches in the United Kingdom.

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) 1457 final







To the notifying party





Subject:Case M.8796 – CROWN / SIGNODE

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 9 February 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Crown Holdings, Inc. ('Crown', USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Signode Industrial Group Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. ('Signode',USA) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Crown: the design, manufacture and sale of packaging products for consumer goods;

-for Signode: the supply of transit packaging consumables and related equipment.

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) 1677 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying party :

Subject:Case M.8697 — APMH Invest/Mitsui/Maersk Product Tankers

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 February 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which APMH Invest A/S (‘APMH Invest’, Denmark) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd (‘Mitsui’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Maersk Product Tankers A/S (‘MPT’, Denmark), currently wholly owned by APMH Invest. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for APMH Invest: holding company with interests in banking, infrastructure and financial investments in fixed income and securities,

-for Mitsui: global group pursuing business that ranges from product sales, worldwide logistics and financing through to the development of major infrastructure and other projects,

-for MPT: active in the maritime tramp vessel sector for the transport of liquid bulk products, specifically refined oil products and certain chemicals.

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(2018) 2024 final









To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8809 - Prime Credit 3 / Oxalis Holding / Lennon / Tavani / Lo Giudice / Phoenix Asset Management

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 Prime Credit 3 S.à r.l. ("PC3", Luxembourg), Oxalis Holding S.à r.l. ("Oxalis", Luxembourg), Mr Steve Lennon (Italy), Mr Paolo Lo Giudice (Italy) and Mr Roberto Tavani (Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Phoenix Asset Management S.p.A ("PAM", the Target, Italy). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-PC3: a private equity firm focused on the European financial services sector which predominantly invests in non-performing assets comprising loans, leases, securities or other obligations;

-Oxalis: a subsidiary and investment platform of funds managed by Pacific Investment Management company LLC (“PIMCO”, USA). PIMCO is a global investment manager and provides fianancial services, among others, to governments, insurance companies, high-net-worth investors, financial institutions, retail investors and pooled investment vehicles;

-Mr Steve Lennon, Paolo Lo Giudice and Mr Roberto Tavani: original shareholders of PAM, currently exercising joint control over PAM;

-PAM: a company focused predominantly on the management of secured and unsecured non-performing loan (NPL) portfolios.

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) 1760 final







To the notifying parties



Subject:Case M.8799 - MARUBENI ITOCHU STEEL / SUMITOMO CORPORATION / 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 20 February 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. (‘MISI’, Japan) and Sumitomo Corporation (‘Sumitomo’, Japan), acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking Hiroshima Steel Center Co. Ltd (‘Hiroshima Steel’, Japan), currently controlled by MISI, by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for MISI: import, export, manufacture, processing and sale of iron and steel products,

-for Sumitomo: trading and investments in various sectors of the economy, such as metal products,

-for Hiroshima Steel: processing and sales of steel 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(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) 1292 final







To the Notifying Party

Subject:Case M.8778 - APOLLO MANAGEMENT / PHOENIX SERVICES

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 2 February 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of the Merger Regulation by which Apollo Management, LP (‘Apollo’, United States), indirectly acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over the whole of Phoenix Services International LLC (‘Phoenix’, United States). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Apollo: controls several investment funds investing globally in companies and debt in various businesses such as chemical, cruise line, hospital, security, financial services and glass packaging,

-for Phoenix: provides services to steel producers such as handling, processing and sales of slag, as well as recovery and sizing of scrap metal to customer specifications.

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) 2332 final

To the Notifying Party

Subject:Case M.8826 - ELIA SYSTEM OPERATOR / EUROGRID 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 15 March 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Elia System Operator N.V./S.A. ("Elia", Belgium) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Eurogrid International CVBA ("Eurogrid", Belgium) by way of purchase of shares. Eurogrid is currently jointly controlled by Elia and IFM Investors Pty Ltd.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

– for Elia: company owning, operating, maintaining and developing Belgium's high- and extra-high-voltage grid;

– for Eurogrid: company investing in electric utility-related companies and providing support services to its customers. Eurogrid owns 100% of 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, one of the four TSOs in 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(b) and 5(d) 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) 2689 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying parties :

Subject:Case M.8805 Panalpina/DFG/PA NL Perishables

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 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Panalpina Welttransport (Holding) AG ('Panalpina', Switzerland) and Dutch Flower Group B.V. ('DFG', the Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the Dutch perishables business of Panalpina ('PA NL Perishables') by way of purchase of assets.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Panalpina: freight forwarding and additional services such as logistics,

-for DFG: global trade of fresh cut flowers and plants.

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) and 5(b) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2018)3311 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8899 - OTPP / CARLYE / EUROPEAN CAMPING GROUP

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 April 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board ('OTPP', Canada) acquires within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking European Camping Group SAS ('ECG', France), together with Carlyle Group ('Carlyle', USA), which already had sole control of ECG. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-OTPP is a corporation without share capital incorporated under the Teachers’ Pension Act (Ontario), having its principal office and business address in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. OTPP is concerned with the administration of pension benefits and the investment of pension plan assets on behalf of approximately 318,000 active and retired teachers in the Canadian province of Ontario;

-Carlyle is a global alternative asset manager, which manages funds that invest globally across four investment disciplines: (i) Corporate Private Equity; (ii) Real Assets; (iii) Global Market Strategies; and (iv) Solutions;

-ECG (former Homair Investissement SAS) is a company incorporated in France and active in the outdoor holiday accommodation sector. ECG offers mobile home holidays via five brands (i.e. Homair, Eurocamp, Al Fresco, Roan and Go4Camp). ECG operates approximately 20,000 holiday units, of which over 90% are mobile homes. These are installed across 300 campsites, either owned by ECG or by partners, mainly in France, Italy, Spain and Croatia.

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(2018) 3782 final



To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8923 AMP Capital/Aena Internacional/Luton Airport

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 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings AMP Capital Investors (UK) Limited (‘AMP Capital’, the United Kingdom), belonging to the corporate group of AMP Limited (Australia), and Aena Desarrollo Internacional, S.M.E., S.A. (‘Aena Internacional’, Spain), wholly-owned by Aena, itself majority-owned by the Spanish statutory corporation ENAIRE, acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over London Luton Airport Operations Limited (‘LLAOL’, the United Kingdom), by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for AMP Capital: infrastructure investment and management services, including control over Newcastle International Airport and Leeds Bradford Airport in the United Kingdom;

-for Aena Internacional: management of airport infrastructure;

-for LLAOL: management and operation of London Luton Airport.

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.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2018) 3965 final

To the Notifying Party





Subject:Case M.8945 – PERMIRA / CISCO (TARGET BUSINESSES)

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 May 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Private equity funds, ultimately controlled by Permira Holdings Limited ('Permira', UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of the undertaking Service Provider Video Software and Solutions ('SPVSS') business segments controlled by Cisco Systems, Inc ('Cisco', US) by way of purchase of assets.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Permira: private equity business engaged in the provision of investment management services to a number of investment funds. Permira controls a number of portfolio companies which are active in a variety of sectors across a range of jurisdictions.

-for Cisco's Service Provider Video Software and Solutions ('SPVSS'): supplies digital technology and services, including video processing and recording solutions and cloud-based platform services, to digital pay-TV service providers and content providers.

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) 4373 final

To the notifying parties:



Subject:Case M.8916 - JIC / TAHL / AUSTRALIA NATURE'S CARE BIOTECH

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 June 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which China Jianyin Investment Limited ("JIC", China) and Tamar Alliance Health Limited ("TAHL", Cayman Islands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Australia Nature's Care Biotech Co., Ltd.A ("ANCB", Australia) controlled by Alex Wu and Jina Chen by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for JIC: integrated investment group focused on equity investments, with financial service, industrial manufacturing, culture & consumption and information technology as its four main investment areas,

-for TAHL: investment vehicle dedicated to investing in consumer and healthcare sectors,

-for ANCB: active in manufacturing, marketing, selling, distributing, and exporting vitamins and supplements products and other healthcare products (including skincare and baby care products) across Australia, China and Taiwan.

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