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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9665 — Generali Real Estate/Apleona Real Estate/Property Management JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 56/06)

1. On 11 February 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Generali Real Estate S.p.A. (‘Generali RE’, Italy), controlled by Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A (Italy); — Apleona Real Estate GmbH (‘Apleona RE’, Germany), belonging to the Apleana Group (Germany) and indirectly controlled by EQT AB (Sweden). Generali RE and Apleona RE acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created property management joint venture (‘the JV’). The concentration is accomplished 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 Generali RE: a real estate asset manager, operating with an integrated business model providing the full scope of asset management including property management services. — for Apleona RE: offers management services for real estate of all types of use. Apleona RE is part of the Apleona Group, a European group of companies active in integrated facility management, technology development and real-estate management with all commercial services, real estate marketing and leasing. Apleona Group, in turn, is owned by EQT VII (Luxembourg), an investment fund which is part of the EQT group, a group of private investment funds ultimately controlled by EQT AB (Sweden). — for the JV: provision of property management services in Austria.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: M.9665 — Generali Real Estate/Apleona Real Estate/Property Management JV Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9647 – GHT Mobility/Stadtwerke Düsseldorf/Clevershuttle Düsseldorf)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 51/13)

1. On 7 February 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — GHT Mobility GmbH (‘GHT’, Germany), controlled by Deutsche Bahn AG — Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG (‘SWD’, Germany), controlled by EnBW Baden-Württemberg AG SWD and GHT acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of CleverShuttle Düsseldorf GmbH (‘CS Düsseldorf’). CS Düsseldorf provides ride pooling services in the city of Düsseldorf and is currently solely controlled by GHT. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for GHT: development, marketing and implementation of IT-optimised mobility concepts including IT-optimised passenger transport services with rental cars. Controlled by Deutsche Bahn AG, a provider of railway infrastructure in Germany, passenger transport in the EU and freight forwarding and logistics worldwide. — for SWD: supply of electricity, gas, water and district heating, waste management, natural gas vehicles, electro mobility, energy-related services and public lighting in the area of Düsseldorf. Controlled by EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, which is active in generation and wholesale of electricity and provision of energy supply services in the EEA.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: M.9647 – GHT Mobility/Stadtwerke Düsseldorf/Clevershuttle Düsseldorf Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9547 — Johnson & Johnson/Tachosil)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 63/04)

1.

On 19 February 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. ( 1 )

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

— Johnson & Johnson (‘J&J’, US),

— Topaz Investment AS (‘Topaz’, Norway), a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG, ultimately owned by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Japan).

J&J acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Topaz.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets.

The concentration has been referred to the Commission by the German Bundeskartellamt pursuant to Article 22 (3) of the Merger Regulation. The referral was subsequently joined by Spain, France, Austria, Finland and Norway.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9646 — Macquarie/Aberdeen/Pentacom/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 60/05)

1. On 14 February 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Pentacom Investments (UK) Holdco Limited (‘Macquarie’, UK), belonging to the Macquarie Group, — Aberdeen Infrastructure (Holdco) IV B.V. (‘Aberdeen’ the Netherlands), belonging to the Aberdeen Group, — Pentacom Investment (Spain) Holdco, S.L. (‘Pentacom’, Spain). Macquarie and Aberdeen acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Pentacom. The concentration is accomplished by other means.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Macquarie: global investment bank and financial services provider, — for Aberdeen : global investment company, — for Pentacom: wholesale supply of broadband access services in Spain.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: M.9646 — Macquarie/Aberdeen/Pentacom/JV Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9734 — HPS/MDP/Arachas)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 73/06)

1. On 27 February 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — HPS Investment Partners, LLC (‘HPS’, USA), — Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (‘MDP’, USA), — Arachas Topco Limited (‘Arachas’, Ireland). HPS and MDP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Arachas. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — HPS is a US-based investment firm. — MDP is a US-based private equity investment firm. — Arachas is an insurance broker operating in the commercial and personal non-life sector in Ireland.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: M.9734 – HPS/MDP/Arachas Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9751 — Elliott/Apollo/EP Energy)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 69/01)

On 25 February 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9751. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9703 — SCP/real)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 88/01)

On 4 March 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9703. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9740 — ISQ/Rubis/Rubis Terminal)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 83/03)

On 6 March 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9740. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9701 — Infravia/Iliad/Iliad 73)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 99/01)

On 23 January 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9701. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9721 — APG/IRCP/Merkur)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 96/04)

On 12 March 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9721. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9709 – Eni/CDP Equity/GreenIT)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 110/01)

On 13 February 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in Italian and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9709. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9799 – Goldman Sachs/Summa Equity/EcoOnline)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 102/07)

1. On 20 March 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA), — Summa Equity AB (‘Summa Equity’, Sweden), a subsidiary of Summa Equity Holding AB (Sweden), — EcoOnline AS (‘EcoOnline’, Norway), currently solely controlled by Summa Equity I fund, which belong to Summa Equity. Goldman Sachs and Summa Equity acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of EcoOnline. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Goldman Sachs: a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm, — for Summa Equity: a private equity fund that focuses on investment in the mid-cap segment in Northern Europe, — for EcoOnline: a company that provides health and safety software and services related thereto.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: M.9799 – Goldman Sachs/Summa Equity/EcoOnline Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9731 – ASE/Asteelflash)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 123/01)

On 11 March 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9731. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

Case M.9770 – Sun Life Financial/InfraRed Partners

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 116/07)

1. On 30 March 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Sun Life Financial Inc. (‘Sun Life’, Canada), — InfraRed Partners LLP (‘InfraRed’, UK) Sun Life acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole InfraRed. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Sun Life: financial services organisation providing insurance, wealth and asset management solutions to individual and corporate clients, primarily in Canada and the US, — InfraRed: investment management firm. It currently manages USD 12 billion of equity capital in multiple private and listed funds, primarily for institutional investors across the globe.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: M.9770 – Sun Life Financial/InfraRed Partners Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9766 – APG/CalSTRS/Munich Re/Astoria I & II)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 133/01)

On 17 April 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9766. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.