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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

C(2016) 8341 final

To the notifying parties

Dear Sirs,

Subject:Case M.8230 – NORDEA BANK / DNB / RELACOM MANAGEMENT

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

1.On 8 November 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Nordea Bank AB (publ) (''Nordea'', Sweden) and DNB Bank ASA, filial Sverige's (''DNB'', Sweden) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Relacom Management AB (''Relacom'', Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Nordea: Swedish based bank listed on the Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen stock exchanges offering a wide range of financial services;

-for DNB: part of DNB ASA Group, which is a Norwegian based financial group listed on the Oslo stock exchange offering a wide range of financial services;

-for Relacom: Swedish based technology services provider to the telecommunications, power and machine-to-machine markets.

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) 429 final

To the notifying parties

Subject:Case M.8307 - EP INVESTMENT / EP INVESTMENT II / EPH

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 14 December 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which EP Investment S.à.r.l. (“EP Investment”, Luxembourg) and EP Investment II S.à.r.l. (“EP Investment II”, Luxembourg), acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over the whole of Energetický a průmyslový holding, a.s. (“EPH”, Czech Republic), by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

– EP Investment and EP Investment II are holding companies whose only activities are (and will be) to hold the shares in EPH. EP Investment and EP Investment II are fully-owned and controlled by Daniel Křetínský whose group has activities in several sectors, including energy, transport infrastructure, automotive and media;

– EPH is a utility company with several activities including lignite mining, electricity and heat production, distribution and supply as well as gas transmission, distribution, storage and supply.

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(d) 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) 192 final









To the notifying party:





Subject:Case M.8275 - SOMPO / ENDURANCE

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 December 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by Sompo Holdings, Inc. ("Sompo", Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Endurance Speciality Holdings Ltd. ("Endurance", Bermuda) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Sompo: provision of a variety of insurance, reinsurance, financial and other services, active globally;

-for Endurance: provision of speciality non-life insurance and reinsurance, active globally.

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) 1191 final

To the notifying party:



Subject:Case M.8351 – APOLLO MANAGEMENT / LUMILEDS HOLDING

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 January 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Apollo Management, L.P. (‘Apollo’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Lumileds Holding B.V. (‘Lumileds’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for Apollo : private investments;

-for Lumileds : manufacture and sale of conventional and light emitting diode (‘LED’) of lighting products 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.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) 475 final

PUBLIC VERSION











Subject:Case M.8338 - APAX PARTNERS / UNILABS

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 22 December 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which funds advised by Apax Partners LLP ("AP", United Kingdom) indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of Unilabs Holding AB ("Unilabs", Sweden) by way of purchase of shares in its holding company.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-AP is an adviser to private equity funds investing in a range of industry sectors such as the sector of technology and telecommunications, the services sector, the healthcare sector and in the consumer sector.

-Unilabs is a provider of diagnostic services, active in the provision of bio-medical testing services, medical imaging services, reproductive medicine services and drug development services in a number of European countries.

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) and 5(d) 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) 37 final

PUBLIC VERSION



To the notifying parties

Subject:Case M.8227 - RHEINMETALL / ZHEJAN YINLUN MACHINERY / 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 5th December 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Rheinmetall AG (‘Rheinmetall’, Germany) and Zhejan Yinlun Machinery Co., Ltd (‘Yinlun’, China), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking Pierburg Yinlun Emission Technology Co., Ltd (‘the JV’, China) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Rheinmetall is active in the manufacturing and supply of defence equipment and automotive components such as exhaust gas recirculation (‘EGR’) valves and modules,

— Yinlun is active in the manufacturing and supply of automotive components such as EGR coolers primarily in China,

— the JV will be active in the design, production and sale of EGR modules for diesel engines in passenger and light commercial vehicles to Original Equipment Manufacturers and Suppliers in Greater China.

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) 2191 final

PUBLIC VERSION





To the notifying parties:

Subject:Case M.8419 - SEGRO / PSPIB / SELP / TARGET ASSETS

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 06 March 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 three income producing logistics assets in Italy (jointly "Target assets"), 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, light industrial and data centre properties.

-for PSPIB: management of a diversified global portfolio including stocks, bonds and other fixed-income securities, and investments in private equity, real estate, infrastructure and natural resources and private debt.

-for Target assets: three logistics warehouse assets located in Italy, comprised of Bologna DC9 and Bologna DC13, both located in Interporto, Bologna, and Piacenza DC4 located in Piacenza, Milan.

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(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) 1913 final



To the notifying party

Subject:Case M.8367 - BAIN CAPITAL / CONSOLIS

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 14 February 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Bain Capital Europe Fund IV, L.P. ("Bain Capital Europe Fund IV"), a fund managed by Bain Capital Investors, L.L.C. ("Bain Capital", United Kingdom), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertakings Consolis Holding SAS and Consolis SAS and their subsidiaries ("Consolis Group", France) by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

– Bain Capital: private equity investment firm that invests in companies across most industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial and industrial/manufacturing.

– Consolis Group: design and manufacture of prefabricated concrete elements.

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) 5293 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying party:

Subject:Case M.8516 – EPH / CENTRICA LANGAGE AND CENTRICA SHB

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 27 June 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Energetický a průmyslový holding, a.s. (“EPH”, Czech Republic) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Centrica Langage Ltd. ("Centrica Langage", UK) and Centrica SHB Ltd. ("Centrica SHB", UK) by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for EPH: EPH is a utility company engaged in brown coal extraction, electricity and heat production, distribution and supply as well as gas transmission, distribution, and storage. EPH is mainly active in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Poland and the UK;

-for Centrica Langage: Centrica Langage is a gas-fired power plant located near Plymouth, UK, with an installed capacity for electricity generation of approximately 905 MW;

-for Centrica SHB: Centrica SHB is a gas-fired power plant located near Stallingborough, UK, with an installed capacity for electricity generation of approximately 1310 MW.

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) 5842 final











To the notifying party



Subject:Case M.8579 – HGCAPITAL / VISMA

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 July 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which HgCapital (United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Visma AS ("Visma") (Norway) by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for HgCapital: private equity investments.

-for Visma: supply of software solutions.

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(d) 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) 5742 final







To the Notifying Parties

Subject:Case M.8530 - BROOKFIELD / ENGIE / FHHGL

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 July 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Brookfield Renewable UK Hydro Limited, ultimately controlled by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. ("Brookfield" of Canada) and IP Karugamo Holdings (UK) Limited, ultimately controlled by Engie S.A. ("Engie" of France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the whole of the undertaking FHH (Guernsey) Limited ("FHHGL", Guernsey) by way of purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

‑ for Brookfield: global asset manager whose portfolio is focused on property, renewable power, infrastructure and private equity;

‑ for Engie: global player active across the entire energy value chain in the fields of gas, electricity and energy services;

‑ for FHHGL: it owns and operates two pumped storage electricity assets in Wales (the UK) and is active in the wholesale supply of electricity. It is currently jointly controlled by Engie and Mitsui Power Ventures Limited.

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) 6553 final

To the Notifying Party



Subject:Case M.8625 – DENSO / FUJITSU TEN

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 30 August 2017 the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which DENSO Corporation (Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Fujitsu Ten Limited (Japan), belonging to the group Fujitsu Limited, by way of a purchase of shares.

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for DENSO Corporation: the supply of advanced automotive technology, systems and components for automobile manufacturers;

-for Fujitsu Ten Limited: the supply of advanced automotive technology, systems and components for automobile manufacturers.

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