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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 20.08.2020  
C(2020 ) 5822 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying party  
Subject : Case M.9899  – KKR / KOOS HOLDING COOPERATIEF  
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 24 July 2020 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 the Merger  Regulation by which the undertaking 
KKR & Co. Inc. (“KKR”, United States)  acquire s within the meaning of Article 
3(1)(b) of the Merg er Regulation sole control  of the whole of the  undertaking Koos 
Holding Coöperatief U.A. (“Koos Holding”, the Netherlands)  by way of purchase of 
shares .3 
2. The business act ivities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 for KKR: global investment firm, which offers a broad range of alternative asset 
funds and other investment products to investors and provides capital markets 
solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and ot her clients,  
 for Koos Holding: development and refurbishing of holiday parks , which  it either 
manages and operates itself or for which it partners with the operator to act as 
booking agent. The holiday parks are operated under the “Roompot” brand and 
range  from basic campsites offering tents or bungalow accommodation to a 
selection of more upscale villas. Koos Holding Operates parks in the Netherlands 
and Germany and is active as a booking agent for parks in the Netherlands, 
Belgium, France, Italy, Spain an d Denmark.  
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 
                                                 
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 251, 31.07.2020 , p. 20. 

2 paragraph 5 (c) 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 application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger  Regulation  and Article 57 of 
the EEA Agreement . 
For the Commission  
 
 
(Signed)  
Olivier GUERSENT  
Director -General  
 
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .