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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2018) 3289 final





To the notifying party:



Subject: Case M.8857 - EDENRED / UTA

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 April 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Edenred Tankkarten Holding GmbH, ultimately controlled by Edenred SA ("Edenred", France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Union Tank Eckstein GmbH & Co. KG ("UTA", Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-Edenred provides pre- and post-paid corporate services including employee benefits and mobility solutions;

-UTA issues fuel cards used for cashless payment of fuel and other vehicle related 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(d) 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,4.6.2018 
C(2018) 3674 final 
 
 
To the notifying party:  
 
Subject: Case M.8887 – PLATINUM  EQUITY / LIFESCAN  
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 4 May 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Platinum Equity 
("Platinum", USA), acquire within the meani ng of Article 3(1)b of the Merger Regulation 
sole control of Lifescan  Inc., part of Johnson&Johnson (USA) by way of purchase of 
shares and assets through a special purpose vehicle.3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: 
− for Platinum: a private investment firm, specialised in the merger, acquisition and 
operation of companies in a broad range of businesses, including information 
technology, telecommunicati ons, logistics, metal services, manufacturing and 
distribution at global level. 
− for LifeScan: provides blood glucose monito ring systems for home and hospital use 
under the global brand OneTouch. The OneTou ch portfolio includes personal blood 
glucose meters, testing strips , lancets, point of care tes ting systems and integrated 
digital solutions. 
                                                 
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 170 , 17.05.2018, p. 12. 
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(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 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) 3935 final

To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8927 - SUMITOMO CORPORATION / SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP / SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCE AND LEASING COMPANY

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 the undertakings Sumitomo Corporation ("SC", Japan) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. ("FG", Japan) acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company, Limited ("FL", Japan), currently solely controlled by FG, and its wholly-owned subsidiary SMFL Capital Co. Limited ("FLC"). In addition, the insurance and auto leasing businesses of FLC will be transferred to a company controlled by SC. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for SC: a listed Japanese integrated trading and investing company headquartered in Tokyo, which is active in various sectors, such as the trading of metal products, transportation, media, mineral resources, energy, chemicals and electronics,

- for FG: a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, which offers a full range of financial services, including corporate banking, retail banking, investment banking, consumer finance, credit cards, leasing, a brokerage platform, and financial research and consulting services,

- for FL: a company headquartered in Tokyo, solely controlled by FG. It primarily provides general leasing, loans, factoring, aircraft leasing and auto leasing 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

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To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8972 - PARTNERS GROUP / CPPIB / GLOBALLOGIC

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,

On 07.06.2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Partners Group AG ("Partners Group") and Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board ("CPPIB") acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of GlobalLogic Holdings Limited ("GlobalLogic").

1.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Partners Group : private markets investment management,

-for CPPIB : professional investment management organisation investing the assets transferred to it by the Canada Pension Plan,

-for GlobalLogic : provision of software development services and related consulting to a variety of sectors.

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(c) 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
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, 11.7.2018 
C(2018) 4700 final 
 
  To the Notifying party  
 
   
Subject: Case M.8911 - SAMVARDHANA MOTHERSON AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS / 
REYDEL AUTOMOTIVE   
Commission decision pursuant to Articl e 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 18 June 2018, the European Commission received notifica tion of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of th e Merger Regulation by which the undertaking  
Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems B.V. ("Motherson", The Netherlands), ultimately controlled by Samvardhana Mo therson Group (India), acquires within the 
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Re gulation sole control over the whole of the 
undertakings Reydel Automotive Management B.V. and Reydel Automotive Holdings B.V 
(together "Reydel", The Netherlands ) by way of purchase of shares.3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: 
− Motherson is a supplier of a wide range of automotive components. It develops, 
produces and distributes exterior mirrors, interior mirrors, blind spot detection 
systems, plastic components such as automotiv e exterior and interior modules, and is a 
supplier of instrument panels, cockpit m odules, door panels, floor consoles and 
bumpers, 
− Reydel is a designer and manu facturer of automotive inte rior products,  including 
instrument panels, door panels, console modules, cockpit modules and decorative 
parts. 
                                                 
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 220 , 25.6.2018, p. 7. 
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(c) 
and 6 of the Commission Notice on a simplif ied 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

C(2018) 4843 final

PUBLIC VERSION





To the notifying party



Subject:Case M.8939 — Liberty House Group/Aluminium Dunkerque

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 June 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Liberty Industries France ('LIF', France), indirectly controlled by Mr Sanjeev Gupta whose related business interests include the Liberty House Group ('LHG', UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Aluminium Dunkerque ('AD', France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Liberty Industries France / Liberty House Group: production, trading and recycling of steel and aluminium and manufacture value added engineering products worldwide,

-for Aluminium Dunkerque: manufacture of primary aluminium 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

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To the notifying party

Subject:Case M.8936 - CINVEN / PARTNER IN PET FOODS 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 15 June 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Cinven Capital Management (VI) General Partner Limited (UK), belonging to the Cinven group (‘Cinven’), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Partner in Pet Foods Hungaria Kft (Hungary) (‘Partner in Pet Foods’), controlled by Pamplona Capital Partners IV L.P., belonging to Pamplona Capital Management LLP, by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Cinven: private equity firm engaged in the provision of investment management and investment advisory services. Cinven’s portfolio companies are active in a variety of sectors,

-for Partner in Pet Foods: manufacture and supply of private label and branded industrial pet food in 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(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) 5621 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying party:

Subject:Case M.8969 - FSN CAPITAL V / SAFEROAD HOLDING

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 25 July 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking FSN Capital GP V Limited (‘FSN Capital V’, UK), belonging to the group FSN Capital (Norway) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of the undertaking Saferoad Holding ASA (‘Saferoad’, Norway) by way of purchase of shares and by way of public bid announced on 16 May 2018.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for FSN Capital V: a fund advised by FSN Capital Partners AS, a private equity investment firm headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

-for Saferoad: a public limited liability company incorporated in Norway and the holding company of a group of companies that specialise in road safety and road infrastructure solutions in Northern, Central and Eastern 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(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) 5619 final

PUBLIC VERSION





To the notifying party :

Subject:Case M.9013 – AMEY GROUP / CAL / CAHPL

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 25 July 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Amey UK plc (‘Amey’, United Kingdom), belonging to the Ferrovial SA Group (Spain), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of the undertakings CarillionAmey Limited (‘CAL’, United Kingdom) and CarillionAmey (Housing Prime) Limited (‘CAHPL’, United Kingdom), both jointly controlled by Amey and Carillion Holdings Limited (in liquidation) (‘Carillion’, United Kingdom), by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for Amey: provision of integrated infrastructure support services and facility management services to the private and public sectors in the United Kingdom,

- for CAL and CAHPL: provision of repair and maintenance services for certain buildings and assests of the UK Ministry of Defence in the United Kingdom.

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(d) 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
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2018) 5163 final

PUBLIC VERSION



To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8996 - GIC GROUP / FPL / JUSTGROUP / 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 4 July 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Reco Jedi Private Limited ("Reco", Singapore), controlled by GIC (Realty) Private Limited ("GIC", Singapore), Frasers Property Ventures II Pte. Ltd. ("FPV", Singapore), controlled by Frasers Property Limited ("FPL", Singapore) and JustGroup Holdings Pte. Ltd. ("JustGroup", Singapore) acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture JustCo Holdings Pte. Ltd. ("JustCo", Singapore) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

–for GIC: GIC is the holding company for real estate investments made on behalf of the Government of Singapore,

–for FPL: FPL owns, develops and manages a diverse, integrated portfolio of properties,

–for JustGroup and JustCo: the development and management of co-working spaces.

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(2018) 5825 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8982 – Ivanhoe Cambridge/PSPIB/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 1 August 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Ivanhoe Cambridge (‘Ivanhoe’), belonging to the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (Canada) and Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSPIB’, Canada), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the VIC Strategic Multifamily Partners LPs (the ‘VIC LPs’, USA) currently controlled by Ivanhoe.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for Ivanhoe: global real estate investments,

- for PSPIB: management of a diversified global portfolio composed of investments in public financial markets, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt,

- for the VIC LPS: investment in and management of residential real estate assets in San Francisco and the greater San Francisco Bay area.

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)