ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2017) 6850







To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8613 - KONICA MINOLTA / INNOVATION NETWORK CORPORATION OF JAPAN / AMBRY GENETICS

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 01 September 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Konica Minolta, Inc. ("KM", Japan) and Innovation Network Corporation of Japan ("INCJ", Japan) indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Ambry Genetics Corp ("AG", USA). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for KM: a technology company specializing in imaging products, data analysis optics and nano-fabrication. In this respect, KM develops and manufactures a wide range of hardware and software products that offer solutions to businesses. KM is active in 150 countries, across Europe, USA, Japan, China, Asia and other countries.

-for INCJ: a public-private partnership of the Japanese Government and 26 private companies. INCJ pursues investment activities by providing financial, technological and management support to next generation businesses. It provides risk capital over the medium to long term to innovative enterprises with a growth potential that brings a value to society.

-for AG: a healthcare company based in the US. It provides genetic laboratory testing services and is active in related genetic research activities. AG operates in California and focuses its business on the US and Canada with negligible activities in the EU.

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 (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, 5.9.2017  
C(2017) 6099 final 
 
To the notifying parties  
 
Subject: Case M.8593 – CVC / PAI / CORTEFIEL 
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 11 August 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of th e Merger Regulation by which CVC Capital 
Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC’, Luxembourg) and PAI Partners S.A.S. (‘PAI’, France) 
indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of  the Merger Regulation joint 
control of Cortefiel SA (‘Cortefiel’, Spain) by way of a purchase of shares.3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: 
− for CVC: The CVC Group provides advice to and manages investment funds and 
platforms, 
− for PAI: PAI is a private equity compa ny that manages and advises a number of 
funds that own companies in various busin ess sectors, such as  business services, 
food and consumer, general industries, h ealthcare, and retail  and distribution, 
− for Cortefiel: Cortefiel is active in the production and reta il distribution of clothing 
and, to a limited extent, retail dist ribution of footwear and accessories. 
                                                 
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 276 , 19.8.2017, p. 2. 
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 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.
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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.
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, 31.10.2017 
C(2017) 7427 final 
 
 
To the notifying party 
Subject: Case M.8643 - LEGEND HOLDI NGS CORPORATION / BANQUE 
INTERNATIONALE A LUXEMBOURG 
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 9 October 2017, the European Commissi on received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by wh ich Legend Holdings 
Corporation (“Legend Holdings”, China) acquire s within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of 
the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Banque Intern ationale à Luxembourg S.A. 
and its subsidiaries (“BIL”, Luxembourg).  by way of purchase of shares.3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: 
− Legend Holdings: a diversified investme nt holding group liste d on the Hong Kong 
Stock Exchange with a portfolio of strategic and financial investments; 
− BIL: a private banking group operating in retail, private and corporate banking 
activities, with Luxembourg as its main geographic focus. 
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 
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.
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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 348 , 17.10.2017, p. 18. 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5. 
PUBLIC VERSION 
2 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
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

PUBLIC VERSION

C(2017) 7817 final

To the notifying parties

Subject:Case M.8670 – CDPQ / GE / 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 October 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (‘CDPQ’, Canada) and GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (‘GECAS’, Ireland/USA), ultimately controlled by General Electric Company (‘GE’, USA), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Einn Volant Aircraft Leasing Holdings Ltd. (‘EVAL’, Ireland), by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for CDPQ: institutional investor managing funds primarily for public and para-public pension and insurance plans.

- for GE: broad and diversified activities, including GECAS which is active in the global commercial aircraft leasing and financial industry.

- for EVAL: acquisition and leasing of aircraft.

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) 8527 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying parties

Subject:Case M.8700 - ENGIE / OMNES CAPITAL / PREDICA PREVOYANCE / TARGET

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 November 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Engie S.A. (‘Engie’, France), Omnes Capital (France) and Prédica Prévoyance Dialogue du Crédit Agricole (‘Predica’, France), ultimately controlled by Groupe Crédit Agricole ('GCA', France), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over 11 photovoltaic plants and 32 wind farms ('Target', France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

– for Engie: active across the entire energy-value chain in the fields of gas, electricity and energy services,

– for Omnes Capital: independent asset management company active in several branches of private equity, notably in the renewable energy sector,

– for Predica: active in the insurance sector, Prédica belongs to GCA that offers a broad range of banking and insurance services,

– for Target: 11 photovoltaic plants and 32 wind farms active in the generation of electricity in 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) 8224 final



To the notifying party:



Subject:Case M.8639 - CARIPARMA / CARICESENA / CARIM / CARISMI

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 November 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Crédit Agricole Cariparma S.p.A ("Cariparma", Italy) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Cassa di Risparmio di Cesena S.p.A. ("Caricesena", Italy), Cassa di Risparmio di Rimini S.p.A. ("Carim", Italy) and Cassa di Risparmio di San Miniato S.p.A. ("Carismi", Italy) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Cariparma: a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole S.A. ("Credit Agricole", France) which is the first bancassurer and asset manager in Europe. The Group Crédit Agricole is present in Italy with a complete range of financial services;

-for Caricesena: active in all areas relating to financial intermediation credit, in northern and central Italy;

-for Carim: active in the retail banking sector in Italy, in particular in the Italian regions of Emilia Romagna, Marche, Umbria and Lazio;

-for Carismi: mainly active in the retail banking sector, in particular in northern and central Italy, in the region of Tuscany.

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) 7772 final





To the notifying parties



Subject:Case M.8562 - CARGILL / FACCENDA INVESTMENTS / 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 19 October 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation, by which Cargill Incorporated ("Cargill", United States of America) and Faccenda Investments Ltd. ("Faccenda", United Kingdom) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a full-function joint venture by way of acquisition of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

– for Cargill: the international production and marketing of food, including grain and commodity merchandising, oilseed and grain processing and refining, flour milling and meat processing (including chicken),

–for Faccenda: the breeding, fattening, processing and sale of chicken, turkey and duck products

3. The joint venture will combine Cargill's and Faccenda's UK-based fresh and added value raw poultry businesses comprising chicken, turkey and duck and including their integrated feed, breeding, rearing, fattening, slaughtering and processing activities.

4. Following a partial referral request pursuant to Article 4(4) of the Merger Regulation, the Commission referred the assessment of the effects of the transaction on the relevant markets in the United Kingdom to be examined by the Competition and Markets Authority ('CMA'), as the national competition authority of the United Kingdom. As a result, the current notification concerns only the effects of the transaction on the relevant markets outside the United Kingdom.

5. 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.

6. 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(2017) 8877 final



To the notifying party



Subject:Case M.8680 – BAIN CAPITAL / TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION

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 November 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation, by which Bain Capital Investors, LLC ("Bain Capital", United States of America) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Toshiba Memory Corporation (''TMC'', Japan) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Bain Capital: investment firm with activities in a variety of industries,

-for TMC : global manufacturer and supplier of NAND flash memory products and solid-state-drive (“SSD”) memory products for use in a variety of consumer and enterprise applications.

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, 22.1.2018  
C(2018) 489 final 
 
 
To the notifying party  
 
 
Subject: Case M.8740 - SCHMOLZ + BI CKENBACH / ASSETS OF ASCO 
INDUSTRIES  
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 19 December 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4  of the Merger Regulation by which 
Schmolz+Bickenbach AG (Switzerland), ultimately controlled by the Renova Group, 
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulati on control of certain 
parts of Asco Industries SAS (France) (the  “Assets of Asco Industries”) by way of 
purchase of assets and purchase of shares.3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: 
 –  for Schmolz+Bickenbach AG:  manufacture of special long steel products, in 
particular tool steel and non-corrosive long steel as well as alloyed and high 
alloyed engineering steel. Schmolz+Bicke nbach is vertically integrated along the 
entire value chain, from production and processing to sales and services and 
operates worldwide; 
 – for Renova Group: a private business gr oup consisisting of asset management 
companies and direct portfolio invest ment funds in a variety of sectors 
worldwide; 
                                                 
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 444 , 23.12.2017, p. 13. 
PUBLIC VERSION 
2 – for the Assets of Asco Industries: manuf acture of special long steel products for 
the automotive, mechanical engineering, bearings and energy sectors in Europe. 
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(c) of 
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.
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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) 449 final



PUBLIC VERSION





To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8734 - MITSUI / GSC / CAETANOBUS

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 December 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Mitsui (Japan) and Grupo Salvador Caetano SGPS ("GSC") (Portugal) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over CaetanoBus (Portugal), currently solely controlled by GSC, by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-Mitsui is a Japanese trading house engaged in a number of businesses, including iron and steel, coal and non-ferrous metals, machinery, electronics, chemicals, and energy-related commodities;

-GSC is active in various industries and services including the production and sale of buses, multi-brand trading in the automotive retail industry, and the sale of equipment and systems in the field of renewable energy and engineering services;

-CaetanoBus is a manufacturer of buses and bus bodies in Portugal.





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