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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2016) 7547 final

To the notifying parties

Subject:Case M.8235 - IPIC / MUBADALA

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 October 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which International Petroleum Investment Company P.J.S.C. ("IPIC", United Arab Emirates) and Mubadala Development Company P.J.S.C. ("Mubadala", United Arab Emirates), within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Merger Regulation, will be brought under the common control of a newly created TopCo and a joint Management Board, solely controlled by the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-IPIC is a public joint stock investment company with a mandate to invest in energy-related assets worldwide;

-Mubadala is a public joint stock investment company engaged in global investments across a range of sectors, including energy, utilities, real estate, public-private partnerships, aerospace, and basic industries and 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(2016) 7841 final

To the notifying parties:



Subject:Case M.8264 - MICHELIN / LIMAGRAIN / EXOTIC SYSTEMS

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 04 November 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin ("CGEM", France), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Spika, and the Limagrain Group ("Limagrain", France), through its subsidiary Vilmorin & Cie, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Exotic Systems (France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-CGEM is the holding company of the Michelin Group. Michelin is a French group manufacturing tires for cars, vans, trucks, farm machinery, earthmovers, motorcycles, scooters, bicycles, aircraft, subway trains and tramways. Michelin is active in the tires manufacturing sector as well as in the tires distribution sector, through retail stores and online networks.

-Limagrain is an international agro-industrial group, specialized in field seeds, vegetable seeds and cereal products. Vilmorin & Cie is controlled by Limagrain and responsible for undertaking research, breeding, production and sales of seeds to the professional sector.

-Exotic Systems is a French firm of engineering consultants specializing in the design and manufacture of connected devices.

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(2017) 414 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying parties



Subject:Case M.8271 – Hitachi Chemical Company/FIAMM/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 December 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Hitachi Chemical Company Ltd. ('HCC', Japan) controlled by Hitachi Ltd. and FIAMM S.p.A. ('FIAMM', Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of FIAMM's lead acid battery business by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for HCC: the production of functional materials such as electronics materials, inorganic materials, polymer science materials and printed wiring board materials and the production of advanced components and systems, such as automotive products, energy storage devices, electronics components and other diagnostic agents and instruments,

-for FIAMM: the manufacture of automotive components such as horns, antennas and starter batteries and industrial (stand-by) batteries,

-The joint venture encompasses the automotive and industrial lead acid batteries business of FIAMM, which will be jointly controlled by HCC and FIAMM.

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) 1467 final





To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8349 - KKR & CO / THE GFK VEREIN / GFK

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 02 February 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings KKR & Co. L.P. ("KKR", United States of America) and GfK-Nürnberg Gesellschaft für Konsum-, Markt- und Absatzforschung e.V ("The GfK Verein", Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of GfK SE ("GfK", Germany) by way of public bid announced on 21 December 2016.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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

-The GfK Verein is a non-profit organization whose activities are carrying out fundamental research, close cooperation with scientific institutions, particularly with the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen- Nuernberg, maintaining a library and the training of market researchers and the continued training of leadership personnel.

-GfK is a global market research company, listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The GfK Verein is its largest shareholder.

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

PUBLIC VERSION

C(2017) 807 final

To the notifying parties:



Subject:Case M.8336 - MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL HOLDINGS / MARUBENI / METRO PACIFIC 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 13 January 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings LSI Medience Corporation ("LSI", of Japan), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation, the holding company of the Mitsubishi Chemical group of companies; Marubeni Corporation ("Marubeni", of Japan), and Metro Pacific Hospital Holdings, Inc. ("MPHHI", of the Philippines), a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation ("MPIC"), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a joint venture providing clinical laboratory services and clinical reagents to hospitals in the Philippines by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-LSI: provider of various medical services worldwide (primarily, in Japan) including clinical testing; the development and provision of in-vitro diagnostic reagents and instruments; drug development support services; food sanitation analysis services and antidoping testing services. The wider Mitsubishi Chemical Group provides various performance products, industrial materials and healthcare products worldwide (primarily in Japan).

-Marubeni: wholesale provider of a range of industrial and consumer goods – specifically, food and consumer products; chemical and forest products; energy and metals; power projects and plants; transportation and industrial machinery.

-MPHHI: investment and management holding firm which invests in and operates (through its subsidiaries) real estate and infrastructure projects in the Philippines. MPHHI is part of MPIC’s hospital operations unit, operating and managing hospitals in the Philippines.

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 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(2017) 3716 final



PUBLIC VERSION





To the notifying party:

Subject:Case M.8450 - SHANGHAI SHENDA / IAC ST&A BUSINESS

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 28 April 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Shanghai Shenda Co.,Ltd, controlled by Shangtex Holding Co. Ltd. ("Shangtex" of China) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of the undertaking comprising the soft trim and acoustics ("ST&A") business of International Automotive Components Group S.A. (Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for Shangtex: active in the trade of textiles and the manufacturing of industrial textiles, such as ST&A products for automotive applications;

- for the Target: comprises the manufacturing and supply of a range of ST&A products. In the EEA it includes 11 manufacturing facilities and engineering and testing facility.





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(2017) 4253 final









To the notifying party:

Subject:Case M.8474 - HNA / CWT

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 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which HNA Group Co., Ltd. ("HNA Group", China) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over CWT Limited ("CWT", Singapore), by way of a voluntary conditional offer.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-HNA Group: conglomerate with investments in airlines, real estate and hodings, hotels, shipping, logistics, capital management, ecological technology and leasing companies. The core focus of HNA Group is China and the Asia region, and with activities in the European Union.

-CWT: is a corporation listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited that provides integrated logistics solutions and related services ancilliary to its core logistics business. The majority of its activities are in Asia Pacific. In the European Union, CWT's activities relate mainly to logistics services and commodity marketing.

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) 4095 final



To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8503 - GOLDMAN SACHS / EURAZEO / DOMINION WEB SOLUTIONS

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 12 May 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, United States) and Eurazeo SA (‘Eurazeo’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Dominion Web Solutions, LLC (‘DWS’, United States) by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Goldman Sachs: global investment banking, securities and investment management services,

-for Eurazeo: financial investments,

-for DWS: online marketplaces and related digital marketing solutions in the United States for the sale of vehicles and equipment.





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
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, 21.6.2017 
C(2017) 4401 final 
 
To the notifying party  
 
Subject: Case M.8473 – INEOS / DONG E&P 
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 24 May 2017, the European Commission received notifica tion of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Artic le 4 of the Merger Regula tion by which INEOS Industries 
Holdings Limited, ultimately a wholly-owned  subsidiary of INEOS Limited (‘INEOS’, 
United Kingdom), acquires, w ithin the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger 
Regulation, sole control over DONG E&P A/S (‘DONG E&P’, Denmark), currently 
controlled by DONG Energy A/S.3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: 
− INEOS is a global manufacturer of petroc hemicals, speciality chemicals and oil 
products, with limited activities in the upstream oil and gas sector, 
− DONG E&P and its subsidiaries are engage d in the exploration and production of 
hydrocarbons. 
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 
                                                 
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 180 , 08.06.2107, p. 40. 
 
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

C(2017) 5028 final



To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8538 - IFM / OHL / OHL MEXICO

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 16 June 2017, 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 Obrascon Huarte Lain, S.A. ("OHL", Spain) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking OHL México S.A.B. de C.V. ("OHL Mexico", Mexico), by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for IFM: global investment manager with assets across infrastructure, listed equities, private capital and debt investments.

-for OHL: provision of infrastructure and industrial construction projects and concessions (development and operation of toll roads, ports, railways, and airports). OHL is part of the Villar Mir group, a business group with interests in the areas of electrometallurgy, energy, fertilisers, real estate, construction, concessions and services.

-for OHL Mexico: active in building, managing and operation of seven toll roads and one airport, all located in Mexico.

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) 3503 final

PUBLIC VERSION



To the Notifying Parties

Subject:Case M.8443 – TPG / OAKTREE / IONA ENERGY

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 April 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by the undertakings TPG (USA) and Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP (‘Oaktree’ of the USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the whole of the undertaking Iona Energy Company (UK) Limited (‘Iona’ of the UK) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for TPG: global private investment firm that manages various funds that invest in a variety of companies through acquisitions and corporate restructuring

-for Oaktree: global alternative and non-traditional investment management company specialising in credit strategies,

-for Iona: owns and develops the Orlando and Kells oil fields in the North Sea.

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