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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels,  1.2.2019  
C(2019 )883 final  
 
 
 To the notifying parties:  
Subject : Case M. 9244 - OMERS / ALTICE / SFR FTTH   
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 10 January 2019 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which  the undertakings 
OMERS  Infrastructure European Holdings B.V. ( “OMERS Infrastructure”, The 
Netherlands), controlled by OMERS Administration Corporation (“OMERS”), and Altice 
France S .A. (“Altice”, France), controlled by  Altice  Europe N.V., acquire  within the 
meaning of Article 3 (1)(b)  and 3(4)  of the Merger Regulation  joint control of the whole of  
the undertaking SFR FTTH (France ), currently controlled by Altice, by way of purchase of 
shares.3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 for OMERS Infrastructure: in frastructure arm of OMERS, the administrator of the 
Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Primary Pension Plan in Canada, 
which invests globally in infrastructure and private equity assets,  
 for Altice: the provision of telecoms, content, media, ent ertainment and advertising 
services,  
 for SFR FTTH: the fib re network activity of the electronic communications operator  
exclusively controlled by Altice , SFR S.A. , in certain areas of France , outside the high 
density areas as defined by the French electronic commu nications regulator, the 
Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques et des poste s. 
                                                 
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 
'Communi ty' 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 020, 16.01.2019, p. 11. 
PUBLIC VERSION  
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 No tice 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  
 
 
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .