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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 7.2.2022  
C(2022 ) 834 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.   
233 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 800   
Santa Monica, CA 90401 -1207,  
United States of America  
 
STG Partners , LLC   
1300 El Camino Real, Suite 300,   
Menlo Park, CA 94025  
United States of America  
Subject : Case M. 10599  – CLEARLAKE  CAPITAL GROUP / STG PARTNERS / 
DODGE CONSTRUCTION NETWORK  
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 14 January 2022 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which  Clearlake 
Capital Group, L.P. (“Clearl ake”, United States of America) and STG Partners, LLC 
(“STG”, United States of America) intend to acquire, within the meaning of Article s 
3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger  Regulation , joint control of Dodge Construction 
Network Holdings, L.P. (“Dodge”, United  States of America) , controlled by STG. The 
concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 for Clearlake: private equity investment, with portfolio companies active in 
software and te chnology -enabled services, energy and industrials, and consumer  
services , 
                                                 
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 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 31, 21.1.2022 , p. 12. 

2  for STG: private equity investment, with portfolio companies active in software, 
data and analytics,  
 
 for Dodge: provider of data, analytics, news, and intelligence serving the North  
American commercial construction 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 s 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 .4 
4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European 
Commission has decided not to oppose the no tified 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 .