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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 111/21

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8772 — Borealis/Nova Chemicals/Total/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 111/02)

On 20 March 2018, 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 32017M8772. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 132/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8830 — Strategic Value Partners/Vita Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 132/01)

On 3 April 2018, 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 32018M8830. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
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.8770 — Prysmian/General Cable

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 151/53

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8782 — Cerberus Capital Management/BBVA (Real Estate Business))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 151/02)

On 6 April 2018, 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 32018M8782. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
On 16 April 2018, 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:

— Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(‘Axalta’, US);

— Essex Group Holding Europe S.à.r.l. (‘IVA Europe’) and IVA Electrical Insulation Materials (Changzhou) Co., Ltd (‘IVA China’), together ‘IVA’,

Axalta acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of IVA.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 167/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8845 — TA Associates/Rotschild/Datix)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 167/01)

On 10 April 2018, 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 32018M8845. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 157/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8859 — Viohalco/Koramic/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 157/02)

On 25 April 2018, 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 32018M8859. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 179/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8808 — T-Mobile Austria/UPC Austria)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 179/03)

1. On 18 May 2018, 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: — T-Mobile Austria GmbH (‘TMA’, Austria) controlled by T-Mobile Austria Holding and belonging to Deutsche Telekom AG (‘DTAG’, Germany), — UPC Austria GmbH (Austria), controlled by Liberty Global Group (United Kingdom). DTAG acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of UPC Austria GmbH. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for T-Mobile Austria: TMA is a mobile network operator which owns a 2G, 3G and 4G network with nationwide coverage in Austria. It offers mobile telecommunications services to private and business customers at retail level and to mobile virtual network operators at wholesale level. TMA is ultimately controlled by DTAG which, together with its group companies, is an integrated telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. DTAG provides fixed and mobile telecommunications as well as internet and IPTV services to consumers mainly in Europe, — for UPC Austria: the company owns and operates hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) cable network in parts of Austria. UPC offers cable TV, fixed internet and fixed telephony services to private and business customers over its HFC cable network.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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.8808 — T-Mobile Austria/UPC Austria 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’).
On 14 May 2018, 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:

— Onex Corporation (‘Onex’, Canada),

— Vista Private Equity (‘Vista’, United States),

— Severin Topco LLC (‘Severin Topco’, United States).

Onex and Vista acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Severin Topco.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 189/32

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8927 — Sumitomo Corporation/Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group/Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 189/06)

1. On 24 May 2018, 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), — Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (‘FG’, Japan), — Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company, Limited (‘FL’, Japan), an existing joint venture between FG and SC, solely controlled by FG. SC and FG acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of FL and its wholly-owned subsidiary SMFL Capital Co. Limited (‘FLC’) except for the insurance and auto leasing businesses of FLC which will be transferred to a company controlled by SC. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for SC: a listed Japanese integrated trading and investing company headquartered in Tokyo, which is active in various sectors, such as the trading of metal products, transportation, media, mineral resources, energy, chemicals and electronics, — for FG: a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, which offers a full range of financial services, including corporate banking, retail banking, investment banking, consumer finance, credit cards, leasing, a brokerage platform, and financial research and consulting services, — for FL: an existing joint venture between SC and FG headquartered in Tokyo. It primarily provides general leasing, loans, factoring, aircraft leasing and auto leasing services.

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.8927 — Sumitomo Corporation/Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group/Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company 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.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 185/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8930 — TUI/Hotelbeds Group destinations services business)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 185/06)

1. On 23 May 2018, 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: — TUI AG (‘TUI’, Germany), — The destination management services business of the Hotelbeds Group (‘HBG DM’). TUI acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of HBG DM. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for TUI: integrated leisure tourism group operating in approximately 180 countries through its various subsidiaries, — for HBG DM: inbound services for destination management to customers engaged in the tourist sector, as well as meetings, incentives, conferences and events services.

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.8930 — TUI/Hotelbeds Group destinations services business 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.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 205/33

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8943 — Intermediate Capital Group/Minimax Viking)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 205/08)

1. On 6 June 2018, 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 (United Kingdom), — MV Holding GmbH, which holds 100 % of the issued share capital of Minimax Viking Group (Germany) Intermediate Capital Group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of MV Holding GmbH. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Intermediate Capital Group: UK-based investment firm active in the structuring and provision of mezzanine finance, leveraged credit and minority equity and managing assets, with investment porfolios in Europe, Asia Pacific and the US, — for Minimax Viking Group: manufacture, supply, and integration of fire suppression and related detection and control systems; manufacture and supply of portable fire exinguishers; and supply and installation of equipment for fire 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. 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.8943 — Intermediate Capital Group/Minimax Viking 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.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 196/32

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8957 — Silver Lake/ZPG)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 196/11)

1. On 1 June 2018, 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: — Silver Lake Group L.P. (‘Silver Lake’, United States), — ZPG Plc (‘ZPG’, United Kingdom). Silver Lake acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, indirect sole control of ZPG, by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Silver Lake: global investment firm focused on technology, technology- enabled and related growth industries, — for ZPG: owns and operates property and household related digital brands primarily in the United Kingdom, including the property portal Zoopla and the comparison website uSwitch.

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.8957 — Silver Lake/ZPG 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.8900 — Wieland/Aurubis rolled products/Schwermetall)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 216/05)

1.

On 13 June 2018, 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:

— Wieland Werke AG (‘Wieland’, Germany),

— Aurubis Flat Rolled Products business (‘ARP’, Germany), controlled by Aurubis AG (Germany),

— Schwermetall Halbzeugwerk GmbH & Co. KG (‘Schwermetall’, Germany), a 50/50 joint venture between Wieland and Aurubis AG.

Wieland acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of ARP and of the whole of Schwermetall.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 210/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8935 — Goldman Sachs/Antin Infrastructure Partners/CityFibre Infrastructure Holdings)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 210/01)

On 7 June 2018, 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 32018M8935. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 228/35

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8967 — BGŻ BNP Paribas/Parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 228/08)

1. On 21 June 2018, 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: — BGŻ BNP Paribas SA (‘BGŻ BNP Paribas’) (Poland), — Parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA (‘the Target’) (Poland). BGŻ BNP Paribas acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for BGŻ BNP Paribas: a universal bank, part of BNP Paribas Group, which is an international capital group of banking and financial companies with a worldwide presence, — for the Target: the Core Bank Business of Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raiffeisen Bank International AG. The target is active, among others, in retail and corporate banking, payment cards issuing, asset management, insurance, factoring services.

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.8967 — BGŻ BNP Paribas/Parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska 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.