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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2018) 3843 final



To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8961 – HPS / MDP / PFP

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 18 May 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which HPS Investment Partners, LLC ("HPS", USA) and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC ("MDP", USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Professional Fee Protection Limited ("PFP", United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-HPS is a US-based investment firm with a focus on acquisitions and strategic financing or recapitalisation of companies that require financial assistance;

-MDP is a US-based private equity investment firm;

-PFP is a small UK provider of risk management services and tax advisory services.

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) 4047 final

To the notifying party:





Subject:Case M.8890 - BNP PARIBAS / ABN AMRO BANK LUXEMBOURG

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 May 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which BNP Paribas ("BNPP", France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of ABN AMRO Bank (Luxembourg) S.A. ("ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg", Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-BNPP: active worldwide in retail banking and services as well as corporate and institutional banking,

-ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg: active in private banking.

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

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To the Notifying Party



Subject:Case M.8937 – ADVENT INTERNATIONAL / ZENTIVA

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 8 June 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Advent International Corporation ("Advent", USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of the undertaking Zentiva group ("Zentiva", Czech Republic) currently controlled by Sanofi SA. (France), by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Advent: a global private equity investor, focused on investments in several sectors, namely business and financial services; healthcare; industrial; retail, consumer and leisure; and technology, media and telecom;

-for Zentiva: a pharmaceutical group focused on the development, manufacturing and marketing of generic pharmaceutical products primarily within Europe.

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
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE  
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERG ER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel,  BELGIË 
 Tel: +32 229-91111. Fax: +32 229-64301. E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu . 
  EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
Brussels, 22.06.2018 
C(2018) 4045 final 
 
 
To the notifying parties: 
Subject: Case M.8931 - MALAKOFF MEDERIC / ILMARINEN 
Commission decision pursuant to Articl e 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) 
No 139/20041 and Article 57 of the Agreemen t on the European Economic Area2  
Dear Sir or Madam, 
1. On 30 May 2018, the European Commission received notifica tion of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by wh ich the undertakings 
Malakoff Médéric Group (France) and Ilmari nen Mutual Pension Insurance Company 
(Finland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the whole of the undertaking Alto 1 S.à.r. l. (Luxembourg), pre-transaction 
jointly controlled by Extensa Group N. V. (Luxembourg) and Promobe Finance-SPF 
(Luxembourg), by way of purchase of shares.
3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: 
− for Malakoff Médéric Group: management of supplementary pension schemes and 
providing insurance services.  
− for Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company: providing mutual employment 
pension insurance for employees and self-employed persons. 
− Alto 1 S.à.r.l.: holding and renting out a real es tate asset currently under 
construction.  
                                                 
1 OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the 'Mer ger Regulation'). With effect from  1 December 2009, the Treaty on the 
Functioning of the European Union ('TFEU') has intr oduced certain changes, su ch as the replacement of 
'Community' by 'Union' and 'common market' by 'interna l 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 193, 06.06.2018, p. 20. 
 
PUBLIC VERSION 
 
2 3. After examination of the notification, the Eu ropean Commission ha s concluded that the 
notified operation falls within the scope of th e Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(a) 
and 5(b) of the Commission Notice on a simp lified procedure for tr eatment of certain 
concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.4 
4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simp lified procedure, the European Commission 
has decided not to oppose the notified operati on 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 Regulati on and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement. 
For the Commission 
  (Signed) Johannes LAITENBERGER Director-General 
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2018) 4940 final

To the Notifying Party





Subject:Case M.8980 - PARTNERS GROUP / TECHEM

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 22 June 2018, 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), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Techem GmbH (‘Techem’, Germany). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-Partners Group is a global private markets investment management company,

-Techem is mainly active in the supply of cost allocation services comprising (i) the supply of sub-meters for residential water and heat; and (ii) the supply of sub-metering services for residential water and heat.





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) 5219 final

To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8999 - CACF / BANKIA / 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 05 July 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which CA Consumer Finance S.A. ("CACF", France) and Bankia S.A. ("BANKIA", Spain) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created joint-venture (the "Target") by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for BANKIA: financial services and provision of financing, insurance, asset management and management of real estate assets in Spain;

-for CACF: provision of consumer credit in a variety of areas of consumer credit such as direct sales, point-of-sales financing, e-commerce, partnerships and brokerage in 19 countries;

-for the Target: provision of consumer finance products to individuals, self-employed workers as well as other related activities exclusively in Spain and through non-banking channels such as, inter alia, car dealership companies, shops, direct contact via telephone or websites.





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

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PUBLIC VERSION



To the notifying party:





Subject:Case M.9045 – Blackstone/Averys

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 July 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Blackstone Group L.P. ("Blackstone", United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of Financière Efel SAS ("Averys", France), by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Blackstone: asset management and financial advisory services,

-for Averys: manufacture of customised racking and storage solutions for warehouses, with brands such as Stow, Storax, Feralco, Duwic and Acial.

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) 5639 final

PUBLIC VERSION



To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.9030 – IFM / FCC / AQUALIA

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 27 July 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings IFM Investors Pty Ltd (“IFM”, Australia) and Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas S.A. (“FCC”, Spain) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the whole of the undertaking FCC Aqualia, S.A. (“Aqualia”, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-IFM is a global investment manager;

-FCC is a company with a diversified portfolio of activities; its core businesses include environmental services and water management, construction of large infrastructures, cement production, and renewable energy production;

-Aqualia is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FCC whose main activities include the provision of services for the treatment of solid and liquid waste and of drinking water, the execution and preservation of water-related civil works, and the management of the whole water cycle.





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) 5679 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying Parties:

Subject:Case M.8879 – JERA TRADING / LNG OPTIMISATION

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 31 July 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking JERA Trading Pte Ltd ("JERA Trading", Singapore), jointly controlled by Jera Co. Inc. ("JERA", Japan) and EDF Trading Limited ("EDFT", United Kingdom), in turn a wholly-owned subsidiary of Electricité de France SA ("EDF", France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of the LNG trading and optimisation business of EDFT ("LNG Optimisation", United Kingdom), by way of purchase of assets.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-JERA Trading is active in coal and freight trading and optimisation, which involves both physical coal and financial products. It is jointly controlled by JERA, that is active in the purchasing of LNG and other commodities for its parent companies Tepco Fuel & Power, Inc. and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., both Japanese utility companies, and EDFT, a company that trades LNG and other commodities in the wholesale market and optimises assets for its parent EDF;

-LNG Optimisation is active in LNG trading and optimisation.

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
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE  
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERG ER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel,  BELGIË 
 Tel: +32 229-91111. Fax: +32 229-64301. E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu . 
  EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
Brussels, 14.9.2018 
C(2018) 6082 final 
 
    To the notifying party  
Subject: Case M.9069 - KUWAIT INVE STMENT AUTHORITY / NORTH SEA 
MIDSTREAM PARTNERS 
Commission decision pursuant to Articl e 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) 
No 139/20041 and Article 57 of the Agreemen t on the European Economic Area2  
Dear Sir or Madam, 
1. On 23 August 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by wh ich Kuwait Investment 
Authority (‘KIA’, Kuwait) acquires, within th e meaning of Article 3( 1)(b) of the Merger 
Regulation, sole control over the whole of  North Sea Midstream Partners Limited 
(‘NSMP’, UK). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: 
− KIA is a global investor, investing in real  estate, private and public equity, fixed 
income and alternative investment markets across the globe; it principally acquires 
non-controlling minority stakes; 
− NSMP owns natural gas transportation a nd processing assets in and around the UK 
North Sea. 
3. After examination of the notification, the Eu ropean Commission ha s concluded that the 
notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(b)  of 
                                                 
1 OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the 'Mer ger Regulation'). With effect from  1 December 2009, the Treaty on the 
Functioning of the European Union ('TFEU') has intr oduced certain changes, su ch as the replacement of 
'Community' by 'Union' and 'common market' by 'interna l 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 303, 29.08.2018, p. 21. 
PUBLIC VERSION 
2 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 simp lified procedure, the European Commission 
has decided not to oppose the notified operati on 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 Regulati on and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement. 
 
For the Commission 
 (Signed) Johannes LAITENBERGER Director-General 
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

PUBLIC VERSION

C(2018) 6446 final

To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.9114 – KKR/TPG Asia/KMK/Square Peg/PropertyGuru

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 September 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings KKR & Co. Inc. ("KKR", United States of America), TPG Asia VI SF Pte. Ltd. ("TPG Asia", Singapore), belonging to TPG (United States of America), PT Kreatif Media Karya ("KMK", Indonesia), belonging to the Emtek group (Indonesia), Square Peg Capital Pty Ltd. ("Square Peg", Australia) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking PropertyGuru Pte. Ltd. ("PropertyGuru", Singapore), by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

– for KKR: global investment firm which offers a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and provides capital market solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and clients,

– for TPG Asia: part of TPG, a private investment firm that manages a family of funds that invest in a variety of companies through acquisitions and corporate restructurings,

– for KMK: the online media presence of the Emtek group, which operates three free to air television channels, content production, a Pay-TV business and several IT solutions businesses, and has an established online media presence through its subsidiary KMK Online,

– for Square Peg: global venture capital firm that finances technology start-ups, and

– for PropertyGuru: provider of internet-based platforms for persons or companies interested, for commercial or for private purposes, in selling, acquiring, renting or leasing real estate, primarily in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand.

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.