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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10060 — Francisco Partners/Marlin Equity Partners/Conan Holdco)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 18/12)

1. On 7 January 2021, 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: — Francisco Partners (USA); — Marlin Equity Partners (USA). Francisco Partners and Marlin Equity Partners acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Conan Holdco AS (the ‘JV Company’, Norway). The JV Company will combine the activities of Consignor, a Norwegian company currently under sole control of Francisco Partners, and Unifaun, a Swedish company currently under sole control of Marlin Equity Partners. 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 Francisco Partners: global private equity firm focused on investing in technology and technology enabled businesses; — for Marlin Equity Partners: global investment firm with interests in a portfolio of businesses, including software and technology; — for the JV Company: provision of Transportation Administration Systems (‘TAS’) services in various EEA countries, including Sweden, Finland and Norway.

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.

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.10060 — Francisco Partners/Marlin Equity Partners/Conan Holdco 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’).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9837 — BP/Sinopec Fuel Oil Sales/BP Sinopec Marine Fuels)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 6/13)

1. On 22 December 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: — BP Plc. (United Kingdom), — Sinopec Fuel Oil Sales Co. Ltd (People’s Republic of China), controlled by China Petrochemical Corporation (People’s Republic of China), — BP Sinopec Marine Fuels Pte. Ltd. BP Plc. and Sinopec Fuel Oil Sales Co. Ltd acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of BP Sinopec Marine Fuels Pte. Ltd. The concentration is accomplished by way of contract.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for BP Plc.: exploration, production and marketing of crude oil and natural gas; refining, marketing, supply and transportation of petroleum products; production and supply of petrochemicals and related products; and supply of alternative energy, — for Sinopec Fuel Oil Sales Co. Ltd: providing oil products and service to domestic and international trading vessels, — BP Sinopec Marine Fuels Pte. Ltd: wholesale and retail supply of bunker fuels in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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.9837 — BP/Sinopec Fuel Oil Sales/BP Sinopec Marine Fuels 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.10024 — Blackstone/Winoa)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 21/07)

1. On 11 January 2021, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — The Blackstone Group Inc. (United States of America), (‘Blackstone’), — Winoa SA (France), (‘Winoa’). Blackstone acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Winoa. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Blackstone: global alternative asset management, — for Winoa: production and sale of metallic abrasives.

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.10024 — Blackstone/Winoa 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.10130—APG/Arcus/PSP/Alpha Trains)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 32/10)

1. On 21 January 2021, 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: — APG Asset Management N.V. (‘APG’, Netherlands); — Arcus European Investment Manager LLP (‘Arcus’, United Kingdom); — Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSP’, Canada); and — Alpha Trains (Luxembourg) Holdings S.à.r.l. (‘Alpha Trains’, Luxembourg). APG, Arcus and PSP acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Alpha Trains. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for APG: asset manager with global investments on behalf of Dutch pension funds; — for Arcus: independent fund manager specialising in European infrastructure; — for PSP: pension investment manager with a diversified global portfolio; — for Alpha Trains: specialist train leasing company providing rolling stock to both public and priate operators in a number of countries across continental Europe.

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.10130—APG/Arcus/PSP/Alpha Trains 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.10107 — BlackRock/Mubadala/Goldman Sachs/Calisen)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 30/02)

On 21 January 2021, 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 32021M10107. EUR-Lex is the on-line 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.10125 — GBL/Canyon)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 39/08)

1. On 27 January 2021, 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: — Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (‘GBL’, Belgium), — Canyon Bicycles GmbH (‘Canyon’, Germany). GBL acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Canyon. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for GBL: investing in global companies operating in various sectors, mainly in Europe, as an investment holding company, — for Canyon: developing, producing and distributing mountain bikes, road bikes, triathlon bikes, urban bikes and commuter bikes as well as related components/parts, bike accessories and apparel.

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: Case M.10125 — GBL/Canyon 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.
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On 1 July 2019, the Commission adopted a Statement of Objections (the ‘SO’). In the SO, the Commission came to the preliminary view that the Proposed Transaction would significantly impede effective competition in relation to the production and supply of Aluminium ABS in the EEA resulting from the creation or strengthening of a dominant position in the relevant market and, in any event, from the elimination of an important competitive constraint. The Commission's preliminary conclusion was that the notified concentration was thus not compatible with the internal market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement. The Notifying Party submitted its comments on the SO on 17 July 2019, within the extended deadline set by the Directorate General for Competition (‘DG Competition’). In its letter accompanying its response to the SO, the Parties requested to be heard orally.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9234 — Harris Corporation/L3 Technologies)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 48/03)

On 21 June 2019, 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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) 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 32019M9234. 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.10155 — OTPP/SL GIO II/SGI)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 46/03)

1. On 1 February 2021, 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: — Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (‘OTPP’, Canada), — Swiss Life GIO II Eur Holding S.À.R.L (‘SL GIO II’, Luxembourg), belonging to Swiss Life Holding AG (‘Swiss Life’, Switzerland), — Societa Gasdotti Italia S.p.A. (‘SGI’, Italy), currently controlled by SL GIO II and MEIF 4 which is ultimately controlled by Macquarie Group (Australia). OTPP and SL GIO II acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of SGI. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for OTPP: active in the administration of pension benefits and the investment of pension plan assets of teachers in the Canadian province of Ontario, — for SL GIO II: a fund owned by Swiss Life, a provider of life insurances, pensions, health insurance and asset management, — for SGI: an independent transmission system operator (TSO) which owns a limited part of the Italian high pressure gas network.

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.10155 — OTPP/SL GIO II/SGI 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.9771 — Hitachi/Honda/HIAMS/Keihin/Showa/Nissin Kogyo)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 63/03)

On 7 August 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 32020M9771. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10111 — CVC/Vivartia Holdings)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 59/08)

1. On 12 February 2021, 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: — CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC Capital Partners’, Luxembourg), — Vivartia Holdings S.A. (‘Vivartia Holdings’, Greece). CVC Capital Partners acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Vivartia Holdings. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CVC Capital Partners: CVC Capital Partners and its subsidiaries manage investment funds and platforms, — for Vivartia Holdings: production and sale of various dairy products, juices, mixed frozen, and ready-to-cook vegetable combinations. Vivartia Holdings is also the owner and franchisor of several branded restaurants and coffee shops, and also serves other restaurants, cafés, and pastry shops.

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.10111 — CVC/Vivartia Holdings 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.10183 — AustralianSuper/CPPIB/Transurban/Transurban Chesapeake)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 71/10)

1. On 22 February 2021, 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: — AustralianSuper Pty Ltd as trustee of AustralianSuper (‘AustralianSuper’, Australia), — Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPPIB’, Canada), — Transurban International Ltd (‘Transurban’, Australia), — Transurban Chesapeake LLC (‘Transurban Chesapeake’, USA), controlled by Transurban. AustralianSuper, CPPIB and Transurban acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Transurban Chesapeake. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for AustralianSuper: Australia’s largest industry superannuation and pension fund. Headquartered in Melbourne, it has primarily invested in Australia but has in recent years expanded its global investment activities, — for CPPIB: an investment management organization that invests the funds transferred to it by the Canada Pension Plan. CPPIB principally invests in public equities, private equities, real estate, infrastructure and fixed income investments at global level, — for Transurban: a toll road operator company that manages and develops urban toll road networks in Australia, Canada and the United States. It is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, — for Transurban Chesapeake: company engaged in the development, maintenance, operation and marketing of toll roads in the greater Washington, D.C., area of the USA.

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.10183 — AustralianSuper/CPPIB/Transurban/Transurban Chesapeake 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.