ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9870 – Total Direct Energie/Kernaman)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 280/03)

On 17 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 32020M9870. 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.9942 – Partners Group/Bridgepoint/Rovensa)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 300/06)

1. On 28 August 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: — Partners Group AG (‘Partners Group’, Switzerland), — Bridgepoint Group Limited (‘Bridgepoint’, UK), — Rovensa S.A. (‘Rovensa’, Portugal), ultimately controlled by Bridgepoint. Partners Group and Bridgepoint acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Rovensa. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Partners Group: Partners Group is a global private markets investment management company active in the areas of private equity, private real estate, private infrastructure and private debt, — for Bridgepoint: Bridgepoint is an international private equity group focused on investing in established European middle market businesses in a broad range of sectors, including consumer/retail, business services, industrials, financial services, healthcare, media and technology, — for Rovensa: Rovensa is a global provider of crop lifecycle management solutions. It operates in crop protection, bionutrition and biocontrol through several brands, such as Ascenza, Tradecorp or Idainature. Rovensa also offers additional services, namely technical advice.

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.9942 – Partners Group/Bridgepoint/Rovensa 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.9878 – Total/EDP Comercializadora)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 292/01)

On 27 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 32020M9878. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

(Case M.9900 — ZF China/Wolong/Wolong ZF Automotive Electric Motors JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 319/01)

On 21 September 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 32020M9900. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

(Case M.9479 – PSA/SAFT/ACC)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 312/01)

On 7 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 32020M9479. 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.9904 — SCUK/Volvo/Volvo Car Financial Services U.K. Limited JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 327/10)

1. On 25 September 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: — Volvo Car Corporation (‘Volvo Cars’, Sweden), indirectly controlled by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. Limited and part of the Geely group (China), — Santander Consumer (UK) PLC (‘SCUK’, U.K.), indirectly controlled by the Santander Group (Spain). Volvo Cars and SCUK acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Volvo Car Financial Services UK Limited (‘VCFS’). 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: — Volvo Cars is a Swedish multinational automobile manufacturing company operating in the automotive industry with business relating to the design, development, manufacturing, marketing and sale of passenger cars and spare parts. Volvo Cars is controlled by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Limited and part of the Geely group. — SCUK is ultimately indirectly owned by Banco Santander S.A. and Santusa Holding S.L.., the top parent company of a Spanish-based financial group mainly active in retail banking, asset management, corporate and investment banking, treasury and insurance (Santander Group). The Santander Group has presence throughout Europe, the United States of America, Latin America and Asia. The JV will offer automotive financing solutions in the United Kingdom, e.g. loans and leases, and related services, such as distributing insurance.

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.9904— SCUK/Volvo/Volvo Car Financial Services U.K. Limited 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.9966 — EQT/Colisée)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2020/C 322/07)

1. On 22 September 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:

— EQT Fund Management S.à r.l. (‘EQT’, Luxembourg), as fund manager for and on behalf of the investment fund EQT Infrastructure V,

— Financière Colisée S.A.S. (‘Colisée’, France), controlled by Indigo International S.à r.l, which is a holding company controlled by funds managed by IK Investment Partners.

EQT acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Colisée.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for EQT: to make investments in infrastructure and infrastructure-related assets and businesses in primarily in Europe and North America. The EQT group of funds invest in a wide variety of industries and sectors, — for Colisée: active within elderly care and manages nursing homes and service flats and provides homecare and post-acute services. Colisée operates in France, Belgium, Spain, Italy and China.

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 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.9966 — EQT/Colisée

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.9940 — AAUK2/MUL/Ballyhoura Wind/CCWFL)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 338/07)

1. On 5 October 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: — Arjun Alliance UK 2 LP (‘AAUK2’ United Kingdom), ultimately controlled by AIP Holdings Limited, — Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited (‘MUL’, Japan), — Ballyhoura Wind Limited (‘Ballyhoura Wind’, Ireland), — CCWFL Limited (‘CCWFL’, Ireland). AAUK2 and MUL acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Ballyhoura Wind and CCWFL, through the establishment of a special purpose vehicle AAUK2 MUL HoldCo. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for AAUK2: a limited partnership established in April 2020, ultimately controlled by AIP Holdings, an independent infrastructure asset management business focusing on partnerships with institutional investors to access direct infrastructure investments within the industries of regulated utilities, energy and renewables, and transportation, — for MUL: a multi-service group based in Japan, with activities related to leasing and finance, rental, used equipment trading, sales support financing, asset management services, consulting services, aviation, real estate, logistics, environment and energy, healthcare and infrastructure and investment, — for Ballyhoura Wind: holds the onshore Ballyhoura Wind wind farm located in County Cork, Ireland, — for CCWFL: holds the onshore Slievecallan wind farm located in County Clare, 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.9940 — AAUK2/MUL/Ballyhoura Wind/CCWFL 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.9756 — Nouryon/CP Kelco)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 335/03)

On 23 June 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 32020M9756. 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.9959 — Advent/Aareal/Aareon)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 344/08)

On 13 October 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 32020M9959. 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.9994 – Alcentra/Brait/New Look Retail Holdings)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 343/16)

1. On 8 October 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: — Alcentra Limited (‘Alcentra’, the United Kingdom), — Brait Societas Europaea (‘Brait’, Malta), — New Look Retail Holdings Limited (‘New Look’, Jersey). Alcentra and Brait acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of New Look. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Alcentra: global asset management firm focused on sub-investment grade corporate credit, — for Brait: public investment holding company focused on investing in unlisted businesses operating in the broad consumer sector, — for New Look: fashion retailer with an online presence and chain of high street shops primarily located in the UK and 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.9994 – Alcentra/Brait/New Look Retail 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.9835 — Bertelsmann/Schweizerische Post/Cinfoni

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 358/10)

1. On 19 October 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: — Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA (‘Bertelsmann’, Germany); — Die Schweizerische Post AG (‘Schweizerische Post’, Switzerland); — Cinfoni AG (‘Cinfoni’, Switzerland). Bertelsmann and Schweizerische Post acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Cinfoni. 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: — Bertelsmann is a global media and services company, active in television, print media, music industry, education and other services, including the provision of logistics, finance and financial data. — Schweizerische Post is the Swiss public postal service, also active in the provision in financial services. — Cinfoni envisages to provide an international solution enabling registration, identification and exchange as well as re-usage of know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money-laundering (AML) data as well as other regulatory basic data (for example MiFID II and FATCA data).

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.9835 – Bertelsmann/Schweizerische Post/Cinfoni 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.9928 — QuattroR/HGM/Burgo)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 349/02)

On 9 October 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 32020M9928. 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.10003 — Alcentra/Brait/New Look Retail Holdings)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 374/01)

On 30 October 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 32020M10003. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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