ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10034 — Pizarreño/Maderas Arauco/E2E JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 447/07)

1. On 15 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: — Empresas Pizarreño S.A. (‘Pizarreño’, Chile), controlled by Etex N.V. (Belgium), — Maderas Arauco S.A. (‘Maderas Arauco’, Chile), controlled by Inversiones Angelini y Compañia Limitada (Chile), — E2E S.A. (‘E2E’, Chile), jointly controlled by Empresas Pizarreño and Maderas Arauco. Pizarreño and Maderas Arauco extend the product and geographic scope of their pilot joint venture, E2E, by means of a transfer of rights. As a result, E2E becomes an autonomous economic entity within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Pizarreño: manufacture, distribution and marketing of finished construction products, using cement and plaster or colpa, — for Maderas Arauco: manufacture and sale of wood and forest products, namely fiberboard panels, plywood and sawn timber, as well as operation of sawmills in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, the United States, Canada and Mexico, — for E2E: development, manufacture, assembly, installation of 2D panelized or 3D modular units.

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.10034 — Pizarreño/Maderas Arauco/E2E 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10005 — CPPIB/Sixth Street/Clara)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 436/02)

On 11 December 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 32020M10005. 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.10071 — De Agostini Group/Foodiverse/Alnut)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 3/02)

On 16 December 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 32020M10071. 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

Corrigendum to Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10338 – GALILEO / M6 / JV)

( Official Journal of the European Union C 430 of 25 October 2021 )

(2021/C 461/07)

Publication (2021/C 430/02) on page 2 is to be considered null and void.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9408 — Assa Abloy/Agta Record)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 6/07)

On 27 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) 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 32020M9408. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

(Case M.10077 – Macquarie Bank/Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company/Vestone Capital)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 5/16)

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: — Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited (‘MUL’, Japan), — Macquarie Bank Ltd (‘MBL’, Australia), a subsidiary of Macquarie Group Limited, — Vestone Capital (‘Vestone’, Australia) controlled by MBL. MUL and MBL acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Vestone. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — MUL is a multi-service group 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, — Macquarie Group Limited is a global diversified financial group. It acts primarily as an investment intermediary for institutional, corporate and retail clients and counterparties around the world. — Vestone is active in the equipment finance market: the leasing of equipment to end users. This includes general office equipment as well as computing equipment. It also provides asset financing and leasing facilities for office and technology assets to enterprise customers, with a focus on corporates, universities and government entities.

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.10077 – Macquarie Bank/Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company/Vestone Capital 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.10038 — Allied Universal Topco/G4S)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 20/01)

On 13 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 32021M10038. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

(Case M.9857 — Volvo/Daimler/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 8/06)

1. On 23 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: — Daimler Truck AG (‘Daimler’, Germany), belonging to the Daimler group, — Aktiebolaget Volvo (‘Volvo’, Sweden), — Daimler Truck Fuel Cell GmbH (the ‘JV’, Germany), currently belonging to the Daimler group. Volvo and Daimler 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: — Volvo is a multinational manufacturing company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. Through its shareholdings in companies of the Volvo Group, Volvo is globally active amongst other things in the manufacture and sale of on- and off-highway trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine, on-highway and industrial engines, — Daimler, with its registered headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, heads a business unit within the Daimler group, focused on the manufacturing and sale of trucks and buses. The Daimler group globally develops, manufactures and distributes automotive products, mainly passenger cars, trucks, vans and buses, — The JV is is currently a 100% subsidiary of the Daimler group, incorporated in Germany, in which Daimler will consolidate its ongoing fuel cell activities. The JV will be active in the development, production, sales and after sales of fuel cell systems. The primary application of the fuel cell technology will be for heavy-duty trucks.

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.9857 — Volvo/Daimler/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’).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10105 — FSN Capital/Obton Invest/Obton Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 24/15)

1. On 14 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: — FSN Capital GP VI Limited (‘FSN Capital VI’, United Kingdom), belonging to the group FSN Capital, — Obton Invest A/S (‘Obton Invest’, Denmark), — Obton Group Holding A/S (‘Obton Group’, Denmark), currently controlled by Obton Invest. FSN Capital VI and Obton Invest acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Obton Group. 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 FSN Capital VI: investment fund managed by FSN Capital, a private equity advisor active in the Northern European region, which provides investment opportunities to institutional investors, — for Obton Invest: holding company of Obton Group, through which it provides alternative investment opportunities, — for Obton Group: specialised alternative investment provider, which provides photovoltaic solar projects and real estate investment opportunities to individual private investors via its subsidiaries.

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.10105 — FSN Capital/Obton Invest/Obton Group 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.10100 — Stirling Square Capital Partners/TA Associates/NBS Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 22/08)

1. On 13 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: — TA Associates Management L.P (‘TA Associates’, USA), — Stirling Square Capital Partners Jersey AIFM Limited (‘SSCP Funds’, Jersey, UK), — NBS Group (‘NBS’, UK). TA Associates and the SSCP Funds acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of NBS. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for TA Associates: TA Associates is focused on targeted sectors within technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer, and business services; — for the SSCP Funds: SSCP Funds invest through three private equity funds, among others, in unquoted equity and equity-linked instruments via management buy-outs, management buy-ins, growth capital and other private equity transactions throughout Europe; — for NBS: NBS provides Software as a Service based platforms to Architecture, Engineering & Construction professionals which are aimed at connecting users with data to improve outcomes in the construction design process.

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.10100 — Stirling Square Capital Partners/TA Associates/NBS Group 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.10136 —PGGM/Arcus/AMP/Alpha Trains)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 32/13)

1. On 25 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: — Stichting Depositary PGGM Infrastructure Funds, part of the PGGM Group (‘PGGM’, Netherlands); — Arcus European Investment Manager LLP (‘Arcus’, United Kingdom); — AMP Capital Investors (‘UK’) Limited (‘AMP’, United Kingdom); and — Alpha Trains (Luxembourg) Holdings S.à.r.l. (‘Alpha Trains’, Luxembourg). PGGM, Arcus and AMP 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 PGGM: pensions management for different pension funds, the affiliated employers and their employees; — for Arcus: independent fund manager specialising in European infrastructure; — for AMP: investment manager operating across a broad range of asset classes worldwide; — for Alpha Train: specialist train leasing company providing rolling stock to both public and private 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.10136 —PGGM/Arcus/AMP/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.10074 — Hyundai Motor Company/Hyundai Assan Otomotive Sanayi)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 31/01)

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 32021M10074. 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.10132 — Blackstone/B&J/Applegreen)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 40/09)

1. On 29 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: — The Blackstone Group Inc. (‘Blackstone’, United States), — B&J Holdings Limited (‘B&J’, Malta), — Applegreen plc (‘Applegreen’, Ireland). Blackstone and B&J acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Applegreen. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Blackstone: a global asset management company, — for B&J: a holding company, owned by Joseph Barrett and Robert Etchingham and currently Applegreen’s largest shareholder, — for Applegreen: a roadside convenience retailer, operating from motorway service areas, trunk road service areas and petrol filling stations, with presence in Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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.10132 — Blackstone/B&J/Applegreen 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.
5.

The Advisory Committee (9 Member States) agrees with the Commission’s definitions of the relevant geographic markets for the production and supply of certain aluminium flat rolled products and in particular: 5.1. The market for Standard FRPs is EEA-wide in scope. If aluminium anodising sheet and aluminium sheet for compound tubes were to be considered separate distinct relevant product markets, they would be EEA-wide in scope; 5.2. The market for Aluminium ABS is EEA-wide in scope.