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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 29.7.2019  
C(2019 ) 5825  final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying part ies 
Subject : Case M. 9428 — Triton/Royal Reesink Group  
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 5 July 2019 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which Triton 
Managers V Limited (Jersey), Triton Fund V GP S.à r.l. (Luxembourg), and TFF V 
Limited (Jersey) (together referred to as ‘Triton Fund V’)  acquire within the meaning 
of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of  Royal 
Reesink  B.V. (the Netherlands) and its subisidaries (together referred to as ‘Royal 
Reesink Group’)  by way of purchase of shares .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 Triton Fund V belongs to a group of independent European private equity funds 
managed and advised  by the Triton group (collectively ‘Triton’, Channel Islands). 
The private equity funds managed by the Triton group, including Triton Fund V, 
are dedicated to investing primarily in medium -sized businesses headquartered in 
Northern Europe, with particular focus on businesses in three core sectors: 
Business Services, Industrials and Consumer/Health,  
 Royal Reesink Group is a distributor of branded machinery and equipment, 
namely machinery for agriculture and horticulture, landscape maintenance, 
material handl ing and civil engineering applications, providing also maintenance 
and technical support services, and rental solutions. It is also a distributor of 
hydraulic components and systems.  
                                                 
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 237, 15.7.2019 , p. 73. 

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 applic ation of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger  Regulation  and Article 57 of 
the EEA Agreement . 
For the Commission  
 
 
(Signed)  
Johannes LAITENBERGER  
Director -General  
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .