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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10552 – BGTF RENEWABLE HOLDINGS / ACEK / BENJUMEA FAMILY / POWEN)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 518/02)

1. On 13 December 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: — BGTF Renewable Holdings Limited (UK), a newly formed company controlled by Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. (‘Brookfield’, Canada) — Acek Desarrollo y Gestión Industrial, S.L. (‘Acek’, Spain), — Mr. José and Mr. Rafael Benjumea (the ‘Benjumea Family’, Spain), — Kishoa, S.L. (‘Powen’, Spain), ultimately controlled by Acek and the Benjumea Family. Brookfield, Acek and the Benjumea Family acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Powen. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Brookfield: is a global alternative asset manager owning and operating assets with a focus on real estate, renewable power, infrastructure, private equity and credit, — for Acek: is active in steel, automotive components and renewable energy services on a global level, — for the Benjumea Family: is active through Divisadero, S.L. in, inter alia, direction and management of subsidiary companies and acquisition and holding of shares in other companies, — for Powen: is active in the business of decentralised solar power generation for B2B and B2C self-consumption.

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: M.10552 – BGTF RENEWABLE HOLDINGS / ACEK / BENJUMEA FAMILY / POWEN 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.10513 – ACCIAIERIA ARVEDI / FINARVEDI / ACCIAI SPECIALI TERNI / THYSSENKRUPP STAINLESS / THYSSENKRUPP STAINLESS TURKEY METAL SANAYI VE T)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 512/02)

On 14 December 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 policy’ 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 32021M10513. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10546 – ICG/CEIT)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 12/04)

1. On 3 January 2022, 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: — Intermediate Capital Group plc (‘ICG’, the United Kingdom), — CEIT S.p.A (‘CEIT’, Italy), controlled by Igefi S.R.L. ICG acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of CEIT. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for ICG: active in the structuring and provision of mezzanine finance, leveraged credit and equity investments in various companies worldwide, — for CEIT: design, installation, construction, renovation, extension, and maintenance of infrastructure networks, mostly in the telecommunications sector and, to some extent, in the energy and transportation sectors.

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.10546 – ICG/CEIT 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.10450 – CDP / MACQUARIE / OPEN FIBER)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 25/01)

On 10 November 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 policy’ 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 32021M10450. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10547 – Voith/Voith Hydro)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 16/06)

1. On 4 January 2022, 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: — Voith group of companies, including Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA and JMV Hydro Beteiligungen GmbH (all together ‘Voith’, Germany), ultimately controlled by a group of natural persons; — Voith Hydro Holding GmbH & Co. KG and its general partner Voith Hydro Holding Verwaltungs GmbH (‘Voith Hydro’, Germany), controlled by Voith Hydro Beteiligungen GmbH, which in turn is jointly controlled by Voith and Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of Siemens Energy AG (‘Siemens Energy’, Germany). Voith acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Voith Hydro. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Voith: manufacture and sale of paper machines, hydropower plants, transmission and control technology for commercial vehicles and buses, agriculture and construction machinery, rolling stock, shipping and industrial applications for many industrial sectors, — for Voith Hydro: manufacture and sale of power units for hydropower plants.

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: M.10547 – Voith/Voith Hydro 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.10545 – PSA / TIL / PNIT)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 44/04)

On 24 January 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10545. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10554 – BLACKSTONE / FRANCISCO PARTNERS / RENAISSANCE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 31/02)

On 12 January 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10554. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10539 – SOUTH32 / KGHM / SIERRA GORDA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 63/03)

On 31 January 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10539. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10472 – DEUTSCHE POST DHL GROUP / JF HILLEBRAND GROUP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 54/02)

On 25 January 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10472. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10590 – PAI PARTNERS / OTPP / VEONET)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 70/01)

On 3 February 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10590. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10387 – MERIDIAM / ALLIANZ / NEUCONNECT)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 69/04)

On 17 December 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 policy’ 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 32021M10387. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.9987– NVIDIA / ARM)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 85/02)

On 8 September 2021, the European Commission received notification (1) of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) (‘Merger Regulation’).

On 27 October 2021, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings (3) under Article 6(1)(c) of the Merger Regulation. On 8 February 2022, the notifying party informed the Commission that it withdrew its notification and demonstrated that it abandoned the concentration.

(1) OJ C 370, 15/09/2021, p. 10.

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

(3) OJ C 447, 04/11/2021, p. 2.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10607 – LONE STAR / SPX FLOW)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 75/03)

1. On 9 February 2022, 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: — LSF11 Redwood Acquisitions, LLC (USA), indirectly owned by Lone Star Funds (‘Lone Star’, USA), — SPX Flow, Inc. (‘SPX Flow’, USA) Lone Star acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of SPX Flow. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Lone Star: Lone Star is a private equity firm that invests globally in real estate, equity, credit, and other financial assets, — for SPX Flow: design, manufacture and service of process technologies and solutions that perform, amongst others, mixing, blending, fluid handling, separation, thermal heat transfer across a wide variety of sanitary and industrial markets.

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: M.10607 – LONE STAR / SPX FLOW INC 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.10524 – MERCEDES-BENZ / TOTALENERGIES / STELLANTIS / ACC)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 102/05)

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

MBAG, Stellantis and TotalEnergies will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of ACC.

Stellantis N.V. (‘Stellantis’, The Netherlands), belonging to the Stellantis Group (The Netherlands),

On 23 February 2022, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 )

ACC develops, manufactures and supplies of lithium-ion cells and modules mainly for the automotive industry.

Saft designs, develops, and manufactures advanced industrial batteries for a wide range of civil and military applications,

Stellantis is an automotive OEM and dealer of motor vehicles, PCs as well as LCVs, under the brands Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Jeep, Lancia, Opel, Peugeot, Ram and Vauxhall,

MBAG is an automotive original equipment manufacturer (‘OEM’) and dealer of motor vehicles, passenger cars (‘PCs’) as well as light commercial vehicles (‘LCVs’) and heavy-duty vehicles, under the brands BharatBenz, Freightliner, FUSO, Mercedes-Benz, Setra, Thomas Built Buses and Western Star,

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.10524 – MERCEDES-BENZ / TOTALENERGIES / STELLANTIS / ACC

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:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10622 – GENSTAR CAPITAL / MDP / LIGHTSPEED)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 93/03)

On 22 February 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10622. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10605 – MACQUARIE REAL ESTATE / CPG VAN OOSTROM BEHEER / EDGE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 115/02)

On 4 March 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10605. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10592 – KKR / KÖRBER / KÖRBER SUPPLY CHAIN SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 104/04)

On 25 February 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10592. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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