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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2017) 459 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying party:



Subject:Case M.8311 – ALTOR FUND IV / TRANSCOM WORLDWIDE AB

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 December 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Altor Fund IV (‘Altor’, Sweden) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Transcom WorldWide AB (‘Transcom’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Altor: private equity investment in a variety of economic sectors with a focus on the mid-market segment of the Nordic region,

— for Transcom: provision of outsourced customer services and support to third party customers through call centres, active globally.

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(2017) 1538 final

To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8352 – KKR / KSL / APPLE LEISURE 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 06 February 2017, 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) and KSL Capital Partners IV GP, LLC as general partner of KSL Capital Partners IV, L.P. and its parallel funds (collectively “KSL IV”, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Apple Leisure Group ("ALG", USA) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-KKR: global investment firm, providing asset management services to public and private investors and capital market solutions;

-KSL IV: the fourth private equity fund sponsored by KSL Advisors, LLC, a USA private equity firm, specialising in investments in travel and leisure enterprises; its affiliate private equity funds primarily invest in the hospitality, recreation, clubs, real estate and travel services sectors.

-ALG: group of distinct integrated hospitality businesses, active in the North American travel industry and serving travellers and hotel owners; its activities focus on travels from the USA to leisure destinations in Latin America, Mexico and the Caribbean. ALG’s integrated businesses include: AMResorts, a provider of hotel branding, management and operation assistance under six luxury resort brands; Apple Vacations, a tour operator focused on packaged travel from the U.S.A. to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America; Travel Impressions, a tour operator possessing a broad global portfolio of packaged travel services distributed via travel agents; CheapCaribbean.com, an online travel agency specializing in luxury vacation packages and resort accommodations in Mexico and the Caribbean; Amstar DMC, a destination management company active in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean; Worldstar DMC, a destination management company operating in the Hawaiian islands; and Unlimited Vacation Club, a guest loyalty programme focusing on the AMResorts-branded properties.

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.

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) 819 final

To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8345 - HPS / MDP / NFP

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 Januray 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which HPS Group, LP (HPS, US) acquires, via three investment funds, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of NFP Holdings, LLC (NFP, US) by way of purchase of shares. NPF is currently solely controlled by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (MDP, US).

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-HPS is an international investment firm that focuses on acquisitions and strategic financing or recapitalisation of companies that require financial assistance. It controls portfolio companies in a number of sectors, including one UK insurance broker.

-– MDP is a private equity investment firm that focuses on management buyouts, growth financing, financing for recapitalisation and acquisitions. It controls portfolio companies in a number of sectors, including two UK insurance brokers and an insurance broking platform.

-NFP is a US insurance broker. Its only activities in the EEA are those of two subsidiaries, Linkfield Corporate Solutions Ltd and Mackenzie Taylor Benefits Consultants Ltd, both of which are insurance brokers, active only in the UK.

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) 2042 final

PUBLIC VERSION











Subject:Case M.8395 – BRIDGEPOINT / ZENITH

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 February 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by the undertaking Bridgepoint Group Limited (“Bridgepoint”, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Zenith Group Holdings Limited (“Zenith”, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Bridgepoint: independently owned private equity group focused on investing in established European middle market businesses in a broad range of sectors, including consumer/retail, business services, industrials, financial services, healthcare and media. Bridgepoint acquired Contract Vehicles Limited (''CVL'', United Kingdom) on February 17, 2017. CVL provides contract hire and fleet management solutions mainly for heavy commercial vehicles in the UK.

-for Zenith: independent provider of vehicle leasing, outsourcing and fleet management services, to corporate customers.

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

PUBLIC VERSION

C(2017) 2294 final









To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8420 - MEGATRENDS EUROPEAN HOLDINGS / ALLIANZ / KAMPPI SHOPPING CENTRE

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 09 March 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by whichthe undertakings Megatrends European Holdings S.à.r.l. ("Megatrends", Luxembourg) and Allianz SE ("Allianz", Germany) indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking NRF (Finland) AB, which in turn ultimately controls the Kamppi Shopping Centre, by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-Megatrends is a wholly owned subsidiary of the European Cities Fund (“ECF”), an investment vehicle launched by TH Real Estate (“THRE”). THRE is a real estate management and investment company. It is a subsidiary of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”), a legal reserve life insurance company within the meaning of the regulations of the State of New York in the United States of America. TIAA's main activity is providing investment products and services to those who work in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields in the USA. TIAA’s European activities consist primarily of investments in real estate and agricultural land.

-Allianz is the ultimate holding company of the Allianz Group. The Allianz Group is a multinational financial service provider which is active worldwide in the insurance and asset management business.

-The Kamppi Shopping Centre is a subsidiary of Kamppi Center Holdings Oy, which is ultimately controlled by NRF (Finland) AB. The Kamppi Shopping Centre is located in Helsinki (Finland) and has a gross leasable area of 44,704 sq. m. It had 41.5 million visitors in 2016. The property is let to 121 commercial tenants, which operate retail shops, cafés and restaurants.

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(2017) 2192 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying parties:



Subject:Case M.8370 – AMUNDI IMMOBILIER / MALAKOFF MEDERIC / TAS KAPSTADTRING 2

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 06 March 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Amundi Immobilier SA (‘Amundi Immobilier’, France) and Malakoff Médéric Group (‘Malakoff Médéric’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking TAS Kapstadtring 2 GmbH (‘TAS Kapstadtring’, Germany) by purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-Amundi Immobilier: is active in the area of real estate asset management and is solely controlled by Crédit Agricole SA.

-Malakoff Médéric: is active in the supplementary social protection industry.

-TAS Kapstadtring: is the exclusive owner of a property, including an office building, located in Hamburg, 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(a) and 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) 3906 final

To the notifying parties

Subject:Case M.8477 – LGP / OMERS / OPE CALIBER HOLDINGS

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 May 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. ("LGP", U.S.) and OPE USA Investment Corporation ("OPE"), an entity which forms part of the wider OMERS Group ("OMERS Group", Canada) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over OPE Caliber Holdings Inc., which together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries is referred to as Caliber Collision Centers (“CCC”, U.S.) by way of a purchase of shares.

` The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

– LGP is a U.S. private equity investment firm headquartered in Los Angeles. LGP’s primary sectors of focus are retail, consumer, healthcare, wellness, business, consumer services and distribution;

– OMERS Group is the administrator of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Primary Pension Plan in Canada;

– CCC operates a network of automobile collision repair centers in the U.S. CCC is exclusively active in the U.S. and has no current or foreseen business activities or revenues in the EEA. CCC is currently solely controlled by OPE.

2. 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.

3. 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) 3595 final

To the notifying party:



Subject:Case M.8466 - BAIN CAPITAL / SEALED AIR DIVERSEY CARE DIVISION AND FOOD HYGIENE AND CLEANING 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 26 April 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Bain Capital (USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the Diversey Care division of Sealed Air (USA) and the food hygiene and cleaning business within the Food Care division of Sealed Air (together "Diversey") by way of mixed asset and share acquisition.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Bain Capital: private equity investment in companies worldwide in many industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial and industrial/manufacturing,

-for Diversey: the provision of cleaning solutions across two key divisions:

1)Diversey’s professional division (known as Diversey Care), which develops and delivers integrated cleaning solutions to business customers, kitchen care solutions for commercial kitchens, on-premise laundry products and solutions, cleaning tools and utensils, restroom care productions and solutions, personal care products, insect control products, and chemicals and digitally enabled systems for professional cleaning service providers;

2)Diversey’s food hygiene and cleaning business, which is part of its Food Care division (known as Diversey Hygiene Services) and delivers cleaning and equipment solutions that provide automation and monitoring for food and beverage processors, such as solutions which integrate chemicals, design, engineering, remote data monitoring and predictive analytics focused on food safety, water and energy conservation.

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(2017) 4111 final

PUBLIC VERSION





To the notifying parties



Subject:Case M.8494 – ARDIAN FRANCE / LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT / EUROPA

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 12 May 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Ardian France S.A. (‘Ardian’, France) and LaSalle Investment Management (‘LaSalle’, France) indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of an office building known as ‘Europa’ (‘Europa’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Ardian: private equity investor and asset manager, fully owned by Ardian S.A.S (France) and part of Ardian Group,

-for LaSalle: a real estate investment management firm wholly-owned by Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated group,

-Europa: an office building located in Levallois-Perret, France.





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) 4846 final

To the Notifying Parties

Subject:Case M.8495 - CUMMINS / EATON CORPORATION / EATON JV 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 9 June 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Cummins, Inc. ("Cummins", of the United States) and Eaton Corporation ("Eaton", of Ireland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of parts of Eaton ("Eaton JV Business") by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Cummins: design, manufacture, distribution and servicing of engines and related products around the world;

-for Eaton: supply of energy-efficient solutions to manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power, including the manufacture and sale of automated transmissions for commercial vehicles;

-for Eaton JV Business: supply and development of automated transmission for heavy-duty and medium-duty commercial vehicles.

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(2017) 4273 final



To the notifying party





Subject:Case M.8506 - MACQUARIE GROUP / CARGILL PETROLEUM BUSINESS ASSETS

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 19 May 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Macquarie Holdings (U.S.A.) Inc. ("Macquarie", the USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the petroleum trading and marketing business of the Cargill Group ("Target") by way of purchase of assets.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Macquarie: global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services;

-for the Target: global trader of multiple petroleum 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