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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9388 — Clearlake Capital Group/Francisco Partners Management/Perforce Software Holdings)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 185/10)

1. On 21 May 2019, 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, L.P. (‘Francisco Partners’, USA), — Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (‘Clearlake’, USA), — Perforce Software Holdings, Inc. (‘Perforce’, USA), controlled by Clearlake, Francisco Partners and Clearlake acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Perforce. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares by Francisco Partners.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Francisco Partners: private equity firm, — for Clearlake: private investment firm, — for Perforce: provision of Development Operations solutions.

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.9388 — Clearlake Capital Group/Francisco Partners Management/Perforce Software 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.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9227 — Rockwell/Schlumberger/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 210/11)

1. On 17 June 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the companies Rockwell Automation, Inc. (‘Rockwell’, United States) and Schlumberger Limited (‘Schlumberger’, United States) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over a newly-created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’) by way of purchase of shares and contribution of assets and associated personnel.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Rockwell is a global company dedicated to industrial automation and control solutions, — Schlumberger is a global supplier of technology, integrated project management and information solutions to customers in the oil and gas industry, — The JV will be active in the provision of fully integrated and digitally enabled surface automation and control solutions to customers in the global oil and gas industry.

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.9227 — Rockwell/Schlumberger/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.9384 — Sumitomo Corporation/Nippon Steel Corporation/Standard Steel Holdings)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 203/03)

Sumitomo and NSC acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Standard Steel. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

Standard Steel Holdings, Inc. (‘Standard Steel’, U.S.), currently controlled by NSC via its wholly-owned subsidiary Nippon Steel North America, Inc.

On 6 June 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 )

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Sumitomo: an integrated trading and investing company, providing a comprehensive range of services and products in Japan and around the world. It is active in various sectors such as: trading of metal products, transportation and construction of systems, environment and infrastructure, chemicals and electronics, media, networks and lifestyle related goods, mineral resources, energy and life sciences,

— for NSC: manufacturing and supplying of steel products such as steel plate and sheets, steel bars and sections, wire rods, steel pipes and tubes, as well as stainless steel products and titanium products,

— for Standard Steel: manufacturing forged steel wheels and axles for freight railcars, locomotives and passenger railcars, which operates primarily in North America.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9381 — Carlyle/Mubadala/CEPSA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 232/11)

1. On 3 July 2019, 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 Carlyle Group L.P. (“Carlyle”, USA), — Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (“Mubadala”, United Arab Emirates), — Compañía Española de Petróleos, S.A.U. (“CEPSA”, Spain). Carlyle and Mubadala acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of CEPSA. CEPSA is currently solely controlled by Mubadala. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Carlyle is a global investment firm, which manages funds that invest globally across four business segments: (i) corporate private equity; (ii) real assets; (iii) global credit; and (iv) investment solutions, — Mubadala is active in direct principal investments, — CEPSA is an integrated oil and gas company.

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.9381 — Carlyle/Mubadala/CEPSA Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: E-mail: 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.9411 — Parker-Hannifin Corporation/Lord Corporation)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 245/07)

1. On 15 July 2019, 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: — Parker-Hannifin Corporation (“Parker”, United States), — Lord Corporation (“Lord”, United States). Parker acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Lord. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Parker is the holding company of the Parker Group, which manufactures motion control technologies, fluid purification, fluid and fuel control products, process instrumentation, air conditioning, refrigeration, electromagnetic shielding and thermal management products, — Lord is a global and diversified technology and manufacturing company offering diverse mix of products including adhesives, coating, aerospace vibration and motion control systems.

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.9411 — Parker-Hannifin Corporation/Lord Corporation Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: E-mail: 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.9382 — Toyota Financial Services/Mazda Motor Corporation/SMM Auto Finance)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 239/02)

On 5 July 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) 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 32019M9382. 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.9457 — Next Alt/Sotheby’s)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 259/07)

1. On 26 July 2019, 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: — Next Alt SARL (‘Next Alt’, Luxembourg), controlled by Mr Drahi, — Sotheby’s (United States). Next Alt acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Sotheby’s. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Next Alt SARL: 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. 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.9457 — Next Alt/Sotheby’s 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.9430 — Apollo Management/Vivat)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 249/01)

On 16 July 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) 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 32019M9430. 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.9498 — Sumitomo/TTA/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 269/05)

1. On 5 August 2019, 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: — Sumitomo Corporation (‘SC’, Japan) — PT Tuah Turangga Agung (‘TTA’, Indonesia), ultimately controlled by Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited (China), — The joint venture company (‘JV’, Singapore). SC and TTA acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of 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 SC: integrated trading and investment activities, in particular trading of metal products, transportation and construction of systems, environment and infrastructure, chemicals and electronics, media, networks and lifestyle related goods, mineral resources, energy and life sciences, in Japan and around the world, — for TTA: mining and trading of coal, in Asia, — for the JV: trading of thermal coal, predominantly in Asia.

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.9498 — Sumitomo/TTA/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.9472 — Diamond Transmission Corporation/InfraRed Capital Partners/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 266/05)

1. On 2 August 2019, 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: — Diamond Transmission Corporation Limited (‘DTC’, United Kingdom), controlled by Mitsubishi Corporation (‘MC’, Japan), — InfraRed Capital Partners Limited (‘IRCP’, United Kingdom), controlled by InfraRed Capital Partners (Management) LLP (United Kingdom), — Diamond Transmission Partners Galloper (Holding) Limited (‘Target’, United Kingdom), currently solely controlled by DTC. DTC and IRCP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the Target. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — DTC is a holding company that integrates MC’s investment activities in the electricity transmission sector, — IRCP is an infrastructure investment management company active in financial advice and managing investments on behalf of investment funds, — the Target is the holding company of its wholly owned subsidiary Diamond Transmission Partners Galloper Limited which is the Offshore Transmission Owner for the Galloper offshore windfarm located in UK waters off the coast of Suffolk in the North Sea. It is active in the transmission of electricity from this windfarm to the UK’s onshore National Electricity Transmission System.

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.9472 — Diamond Transmission Corporation/InfraRed Capital Partners/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.9483 — Engie/Powerlines)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 285/04)

1. On 16 August 2019, 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: — Engie S.A. (France, ‘Engie’), — Powerlines Group (Austria, ‘Powerlines’) Engie acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Powerlines. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Engie is an industrial company active in the fields of gas, electricity and energy services. It is active throughout the entire energy-value chain, — Powerlines is active in rail electrification and overhead line solutions mainly in the United Kingdom, Germany and Austria and is active in energy transmission and distribution lines installation in Germany and 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.

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.9483 — Engie/Powerlines 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’).