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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 21.9.2020  
C(2020 ) 6570 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying parties  
Subject : Case M. 9942 — Partners Group/Bridgepoint/Rovensa  
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 28 August 2020 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which  Partners 
Group  AG (‘Partners Group’, Switzerland)  and Bridgepoint Group Limited 
(‘Bridgepoint’, UK)  acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the 
Merger Regulation joint control of Rovensa  S.A. (‘Rovensa’, Portugal ) by way of 
purchase of shares.3 
2. The busines s activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 for Partners Group: Partners Group is a global private markets investment 
management company active in the areas of private equity, private real estate, 
private infrastructure and private debt,  
 for Bridgepoint: Bridgepoint is an international 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, media and technology,  
 for Rovensa: Rovensa is a global provider of crop lifecycle management 
solutions. It operates in crop protection, bionutrition and biocontrol through 
several brands, such as Ascenza, Tradecorp or Idainature. Rovensa also offers 
additi onal services, namely technical advice.  
                                                 
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 300, 10.9.2020 , p. 6. 

2 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 
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 GUER SENT  
Director -General  
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .