ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2017) 3708 final

To the notifying party:

Subject:Case M.8448 - HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN / ALLFUNDS BANK

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 Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 by which the undertaking Hellman & Friedman Investors VIII, L.P., controlled by Hellman & Friedman LLC ("H&F", United States), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole company Allfunds Bank, S.A. ("AFB", Spain) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

·for H&F: private equity firm with investments in a variety of sectors;

·for AFB: logistic platform for the distribution of mutual funds.

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)
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2017) 3488 final

To the Notifying Parties

Subject:Case M.8447 - EDF / CDC / MITSUBISHI CORPORATION / NGM

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 21 April 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings EDF (of France), CDC (of France) and Mitsubishi Corporation ("MHI", of Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of NGM S.A.S ("NGM", of France) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

– for EDF: energy company mainly active in the electricity sector, especially in the production, trading, transmission, distribution and wholesale and retail supply of electricity, both in France and abroad. The EDF Group is also active in the gas sector and the supply of energy services, both in France and abroad;

– for CDC: French public institution active in the financing of public-interest investment projects and in shareholding acquisitions in sectors opened to competition, as well as in the management of private funds to which public authorities wish to provide special protection;

– for MHI: Japanese conglomerate active across various industries including environment and infrastructure, manufacturing, finance, energy, metals, machinery, chemicals and food.

– for NGM: development, financing and management of various electric mobility projects, in particular operational leasing and related maintenance services on electric batteries for urban buses 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(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) 4351 final

To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8479 - ADVENT INTERNATIONAL / BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS / RATEPAY

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 17 May 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which funds managed by Advent International Corporation ("Advent", USA) and funds managed by Bain Capital Investors L.L.C. ("Bain Capital", USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of RatePAY GmbH ("RatePAY", Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Advent: private equity investment in various sectors, including industrial, retail, media, communications, information technology, internet, healthcare and pharmaceuticals;

-Bain Capital: private equity investment in companies across most industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial and industrial/manufacturing;

-for RatePAY: provision of online payment services to merchants, primarily in Germany.

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) 3931 final

To the notifying parties



Subject:Case M.8301 - GE / ATI / 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 5 May 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings General Electric Company (“GE”, USA) and Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (“ATI”, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the NewCo ("JV", USA), a newly created company constituting a joint venture, by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for GE: global, diversified manufacturing, technology and services company;

-for ATI: worldwide specialty materials and components producer including titanium and titanium alloys, nickel-based alloys and specialty steels, precision forgings, castings and machined components, zirconium and related alloys;

-for the NewCo/JV: development of a novel titanium alloy reduction process and subsequent commercializion of titanium alloy powders as well as titanium novel alloys.

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) 5030 final





To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8521 - SEGRO / PSPIB / SELP / CAT SITE

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 June 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings SEGRO plc (''SEGRO'', United Kingdom) and Public Sector Pension Investment Board (''PSPIB'', Canada) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, through SEGRO European Logistics Partnership S.à r.l. (''SELP'', Luxembourg), joint control over a parcel of land in Madrid which is leased as a car park ("CAT Site", Spain), by way of purchase of assets.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for SEGRO: ownership, asset management and development of modern warehousing and light industrial properties located around major conurbations and at key transportation hubs across a number of EU countries.

-for PSPIB: investment of net contributions to the pension funds of the federal Public Service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. It manages a diversified global portfolio including stocks, bonds and other fixed-income securities, and investments in private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt.

-for CAT Site: is a 5.3 hectare parcel of land in San Fernando de Henares, at the beginning of the A2 corridor running east out of Madrid and close to the M50 ring road, south east of the main international airport at Barajas, Spain. The Target Asset is currently leased to a car logistics operator as parking space.

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 paragraphs 5(a) and 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) 5470 final

To the notifying party





Subject:Case M. 8537 - MOODY'S / BUREAU VAN DIJK ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING

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 29 June 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Moody's Corporation ("Moody's", United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Bureau Van Dijk Electronic Publishing BV ("BvD", the Netherlands) by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Moody's: credit ratings, research, tools, analysis and professional services related to financial markets,

-for BvD: company information and other business intelligence 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(2017) 5866 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying parties

Subject:Case M.8564 - VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS ITALIA / DE AGOSTINI EDITORE / DEA BROADCAST 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 28 July 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which which the undertakings Viacom International Media Networks Italia S.r.l. (belonging to the Viacom group, "VIMNI", United States of America) and De Agostini Editore S.p.A. (belonging to the De Agostini group, "DeA Editore", Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking DeA Broadcast S.r.l. ("JV", Italy), a newly created company constituting a joint venture, by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for VIMNI: part of Viacom group, active in the development of television programs, motion pictures, short-form content, applications, games, consumer products, social media experiences and other entertainment content;

-for DeA Editore: part of DeAgostini group, active in publishing, media and communications, gaming, and financial investment services;

-for the JV: development of a thematic channel and its related website.

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) 6736 final

PUBLIC VERSION





To the notifying parties

Subject: Case M.8631- IFM / PSA / MERSIN

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 31 August 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which IFM Investors Pty Ltd (‘IFM’) and PSA International Pte Ltd (‘PSA’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Mersin Uluslararası Liman İşletmeciliği A.Ş. (‘MIP’). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for IFM: global investment manager, based in Australia, managing assets across infrastructure, listed equities, private capital and debt investments. IFM is indirectly wholly owned by 28 Australian not-for-profit pension funds.

— for PSA: global operator of shipping terminals mainly active in the provision of stevedoring services at ports with a particular focus on providing terminal services for container liner ships. PSA is headquartered in Singapore and is ultimately owned by Temasek Holdings, the sovereign wealth fund of the Republic of Singapore.

— for MIP: operator and manager of the Mersin International Port located in Mersin (Turkey).

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) 6398 final





To the notifying party:

Subject:Case M.8554 - CIC / LOGICOR 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 16 August 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking China Investment Corporation ("CIC", China) indirectly acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the companies and assets comprising the Logicor business ("Logicor", UK) by way of purchase of shares .

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for CIC: China's sovereign wealth fund, which was established as vehicle to diversify China's foreign exchange holdings and seek maximum returns for its shareholder within acceptable risk tolerance. Via its wholly owned subsidiary CIC International Co., Ltd., CIC invests in and manages overseas assets including public market equity and bond investments, hedge funds and real estate investments private equity fund investments, co-investments and minority investments as financial investor.

-for Logicor: it owns and operates logistics warehouse assets across the EU.

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
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, 16.11.2017 
C(2017) 7786 final 
 
 
To the notifying parties 
Subject: Case M.8656 - MITSUI / SIME DARBY / JV 
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 20 October 2017, the European Commission received notificatio n of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Artic le 4 of the Merger Regulatio n by which Mitsui & Co., Ltd 
(Japan) and Sime Darby Property (Sungai Kapar)  Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) acquire within the 
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) a nd 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over a newly 
created joint venture by wa y of purchase of shares.3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: 
− for Mitsui: a Japanese gene ral trading company engaged in business areas such as 
machinery, electronics, iron and steel, co al and non-ferrous metals, chemicals as 
well as energy.   
− for Sime Darby: a Malaysia-based company mainly engaged in property 
development. 
− for JV: it will acquire and develop plots of land as a logistics/industrial park in 
Malaysia. 
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(a)  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 370, 31.10.2017, p. 4. 
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) 7609 final

To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8586 - TPC / JSR / UMG / UBE / MR

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 October 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which JSR Corporation ("JSR", Japan) and UMG ABS, Ltd. ("UMG", Japan), controlled by Ube Industries, Ltd. ("UBE", Japan) and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation ("MCC", Japan; formerly Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. - "MR", and ultimately belonging to Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation - "MCH", Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Techno Polymer Co., Ltd. ("TPC", Japan, currently solely controlled by JSR), which will, as a result of the Transaction, comprise the business of both TPC and UMG.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for JSR: chemical manufacturing company, whose core businesses are petrochemical products and fine chemical products,

-for TPC: wholly-owned subsidiary of JSR, active in the supply of resins and alloys,

-for UBE: company active in chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cement and construction materials, machinery, and energy and environment,

-for MCC: manufacturing company, active in chemicals, plastics, and fibres,

-for MCH: chemical manufacturing company, active in performance products, industrial materials, and health care applications,

-for UMG: joint venture between UBE and MCC, active in the supply of resins and alloys.

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)