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Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE  
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel,   BELGIË  
 
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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 19.6.2019  
C(2019 ) 4613 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying parties  
Subject : Case M.9338 - PRIMONIAL / SAMSUNG  SRA  / BUILDING  LUMI ÈRE 
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 21 May 2019 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which New Primonial 
Holding SAS (“Primonial”, France) belonging to the Bridgepoint group (United Kingdom) 
and Samsun g SRA Asset Management Co., Ltd (“SRA ”, South Korea ), belonging to the 
Samsung group (South Korea) acquire  within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) o f the Merger 
Regulation  joint control of “Building Lumière”  (France) .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
- for Primonial: wealth management services,  
- for SRA : general partner and manager of several real estate funds,  
- for “Building Lumière”: a real estate property located in Paris  
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 Not ice 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 . 
                                                 
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 185, 29.05.2019 , p. 22. 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 . 

2 For the Commission  
 
 
(Signed)  
Johannes LAITENBERGER  
Director -General
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE  
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel,   BELGIË  
 
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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 16.7.2019  
C(2019)  5444  final 
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying party  
Subject : Case M.9404 -GOLDMAN SACHS / B&B HOTELS  
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 17 June 2019 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which  the 
undertaking  The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs,’ USA)  acquire s within 
the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of 
Financière Sun SAS (‘Financière Sun,’ France) by way of purchase of shares .3 
2. The business activities of the  undertakings concerned are:  
 for Goldman Sachs: a global investment banking, securities and investment 
management firm ;4 
 for Financière Sun: operates the B&B Hotels chain. B&B Hotels is a French 
hotel company headquartered in Brest, France, with a portfoli o of 476 hotels in 
ten EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, 
Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain), and in Switzerland and Brazil.  
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 212, 24.06.2019 , p. 3. 
4  One of Goldman Sachs’ former controlled portfolio companies was K+K Hotels, a boutique hotel 
company that operated ten hotels in eight cities in the EU.  However, Goldman Sachs sold K+K Hotels  on 
18 June 2019.  

2 paragraph 5 (b) of the  Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of 
certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 .5 
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 applicat ion of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger  Regulation  and Article 57 of 
the EEA Agreement . 
For the Commission  
 
 
(Signed)  
Johannes LAITENBERGER  
Director -General  
                                                 
5  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE  
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel,   BELGIË  
 
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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 14.5.2019  
C(2019 ) 3781 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying parties  
Subject : Case M.9341 – First State Investment International/Iren Mercato/OLT 
Offshore LNG Toscana  
Commission decisio n 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 15 April  2019 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which First State 
Investments International Limited (“FSI”, the UK) controlled by the Commonwealth Bank 
of Australia , and Iren Mercato S.p.A.  (“Iren Mercato”, Italy), belonging to the Iren group , 
acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)  and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint 
control over OLT Offshore LNG Toscana S.p.A. (“OLT”, Italy), currently jointly 
controlled by Iren Mercato and Uniper Global Commodities SE (“Uniper”, Germany).  
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of  shares.3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 for FSI: manages long -term investments in core infrastructure companies across 
Europe on behalf of numerous clients ; 
 for Iren Mercato: active in the supply of gas, electricity and heat in  Italy; 
 for OLT: owns and manages the OLT LNG terminal off the coast of Italy . 
  
                                                 
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 146, 26.4.2019 , p. 10. 

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 Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission 
has decided not to oppose the n otified 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)  
Johan nes LAITENBERGER  
Director -General  
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE  
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel,   BELGIË  
 
Tel: +32 229 -91111. Fax: +32 229 -64301. E -mail: COMP -MERGER -REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu . 
  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels,  13.5.2019  
C(2019 ) 3730 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying party  
Subject : Case M. 9313  – Equistone/ CH&CO  
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 11 April 2019,  the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which  Equistone  
Partners Europe Limited (‘Equistone’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of 
Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of CH & CO Catering 
Group (Holdings) Limited (‘CH&CO’, United Kingdom).  
 
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares .3 
 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
- for Equistone: a private equity investment firm supporting middle market companies 
by investing as a strategic partner alongside management teams in the  United 
Kingdom, France, Germany and Switzerland , 
- for CH&CO: provides contract catering services and concession  foodservices in the 
United Kingdom . 
3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the 
notified operation fal ls 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 
                                                 
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 141, 17.04 .2019 , p. 7. 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 . 

2 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 
applicat ion 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 MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel,   BELGIË  
 
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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 27.8.2019  
C(2019 ) 6331 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying party  
Subject : Case M. 9457  – NEXT ALT / SOTHEBY’S  
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 26 July 2019 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which  Next Alt 
SARL (“Next Alt”, Luxembourg), controlled by Mr Drahi,  acquires within the 
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of 
Sotheby’s  (United States) by way of purchase of shares .3 
2. The business activities of the und ertakings concerned are:  
 for Next Alt: personal holding of Mr Drahi, controlling the Altice group which is 
active in the provision of a range of telecoms, content, media, entertainment and 
advertising services worldwide,  
 for Sotheby’s: broker of fine and decorative art, jewellery and collectibles active 
worldwide.  
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 
 
                                                 
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 C259,  02.08.2019 , p. 29 . 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 . 

2 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 Agre ement . 
For the Commission  
 
 
(Signed)  
Johannes LAITENBERGER  
Director -General
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE  
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel,   BELGIË  
 
Tel: +32 229 -91111. Fax: +32 229 -64301. E -mail: COMP -MERGER -REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu . 
  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 04.09.2019  
C(2019 ) 6462 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying parties  
Subject : Case  M.9487 – CHARLESBANK / GTCR / PPT  
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 9 August 2019 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which the 
undertakings  Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC (“ Charlesbank ”, USA) and GTCR 
LLC (“ GTCR ”, USA)  acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the 
Merger Regulation joint control over the whole of the undertaking  PPT Holdings I, 
LLC (“ PPT ”, USA), controlled by  GTCR  by way of purchase of shares .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 for Charlesbank : investment across a range of industries, primarily in the USA,  
 for GTCR : investment in growth companies in the Financial Services &  
Technology, Healthcare, Media & Telecommunicaions and Growth Business 
Services industries,  
 for PPT: Third Party Maintenance provider offering a variety of services and 
solutions, including storage, server and network maintenance, hardware services 
and pro active monitoring.  
  
                                                 
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 276, 16.8.2019 , p. 15. 

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 treat ment 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)  
Cecilio MADERO VILLAREJO  
Acting Director -General  
 
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE  
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel,   BELGIË  
 
Tel: +32 229 -91111. Fax: +32 229 -64301. E -mail: COMP -MERGER -REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu . 
  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 19.9.2019  
C(2019 ) 6857 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying party  
Subject : Case M.9458 - CBRE/Telford Homes  
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 28 August 2019 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which  the CBRE Group, 
Inc. (‘CBRE’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article  3(1)(b) of the Merger 
Regulation control of the whole of Telford Homes PLC (‘Telford Homes’, UK)  by way of 
a purchase  of shares following a public bid .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concer ned are:  
 for CBRE : provides commercial real estate services on a worldwide basis, including 
real estate management services and facilities management services, commercial real 
estate investment management, and development services.  
 for Telford Homes : devel ops residential -led, mixed -use sites 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 (c) of 
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations 
under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 .4 
  
                                                 
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 299, 4.09.2019 , p. 12. 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 . 

2 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 Agre ement . 
For the Commission  
 
 
(Signed)  
Cecilio MADERO VILLAREJO  
Acting Director -General
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE  
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel,   BELGIË  
 
Tel: +32 229 -91111. Fax: +32 229 -64301. E -mail: COMP -MERGER -REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu . 
  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 16.10.2019  
C(2019 ) 7513 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying parties   
Subject : Case M.9550 - PT BASKHARA UTAMA SEDAYA / CPPIB / PT LINTAS 
MARGA SEDAYA  
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 19 September 2019 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4  of the Merger  Regulation by which the 
undertakings PT Baskhara Utama Sedaya (“BUS”, Indonesia) , belonging to the 
Jardines group (Bermuda) , and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ( “CPPIB “, 
Canada)  acquire within the mea ning of Article s 3(1)(b)  and 3(4) of the Merger 
Regulation  joint control over the whole of the undertaking PT Lintas Marga Sedaya 
(“JV”, Ind onesia) , currently jointly controlled by BUS and Plus Expressways 
International Berhad . The concentration is accompl ished by way of purchase of 
shares .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 for BUS: opera tion of toll roads in Indonesia;  
 for CPPIB: an investment management organisation, principally investing in 
public equities, private equities, real estate, infrastructu re and fixed income 
investments;  
 for the JV: concession holder and operator of the Cikopo -Palimanan toll road 
in West Java Province, Indonesia.  
                                                 
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 329, 01.10.2019 , p. 4. 

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(a) 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 applic ation of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger  Regulation  and Article 57 of 
the EEA Agreement . 
For the Commission  
 
 
(Signed)  
Cecilio MADERO VILLAREJO  
Acting Director -General  
 
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .