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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9027 — Fosun International/FFT)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 278/04)

1. On 1 August 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: — Fosun International Limited (Hong Kong) (‘Fosun’), — FFT GmbH & Co. KGaA (Germany), FFT Gesellschaft mbH (Austria), and their wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries (together, ‘FFT’) Fosun acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of FFT. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Fosun: Pharmaceutical, Medical Services and Health Management and Health Products, Tourism and Leisure, Fashion and Consumer and Lifestyle, Insurance and Finance and Investment, — for FFT: supply of automated and flexible production systems for the automotive industry as well as for non-automotive 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.9027 — Fosun International/FFT 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.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8978 — AMF/KLP/Stena Sphere/Stena Renewable)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 274/03)

1. On 30 July 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: — AMF Pensionförsäkring AB (‘AMF’, Sweden), — Kommunal Landspensjonskasse gjensidig forsikringsselskap (‘KLP’, Norway), — Stena Renewable AB (‘Stena Renewable’, Sweden), currently indirectly controlled by Stena Sphere (‘Stena Sphere’, Sweden). AMF, KLP and Stena Sphere acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over Stena Renewable. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — AMF is a life insurance company providing pensions to individuals and companies, — KLP is, together with its subsidiaries, active in the provision of pension, insurance, banking and financial services, — Stena Sphere comprises three holding companies, namely Stena AB, Stena Sessan AB and Stena Metall AB, and its activities mainly relate to shipping. Stena Adactum, a subsidiary of Stena AB, is a long-term investment company, which currently, inter alia, holds 100 % of shares in Stena Renewable, — Stena Renewable is engaged in the business of wind power production and owns, directly and indirectly through subsidiaries, certain onshore wind parks as well as certain assets and rights to develop, construct and operate new onshore wind parks.

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.8978 — AMF/KLP/Stena Sphere/Stena Renewable 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.8981 — IFF/Frutarom)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 295/03)

1. On 10 August 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: — International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (‘IFF’) (United States), — Frutarom Industries Ltd. (‘Frutarom’) (Israel). IFF acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Frutarom. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for IFF: developing, creating, and selling flavours and fragrances that are used in consumer goods industries, such as food and beverage, personal care, or household products industries, — for Frutarom: developing, producing, and marketing taste and health products, including flavours, fine ingredients, pharmaceutical/nutraceutical products, and cosmetics and personal care products that are used, amongst others, in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries.

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.8981 — IFF/Frutarom 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.8921 — Onex/Vista/Severin Topco)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 288/01)

On 6 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 32018M8921. 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.9013 — Amey Group/CAL/CAHPL)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 302/04)

On 20 August 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 32018M9013. 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.9022 — Watling Street Capital Partners/Sisaho International)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 300/01)

On 7 August 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 French 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 32018M9022. 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.8879 — JERA Trading/LNG Optimisation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 310/04)

On 23 August 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 32018M8879. 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.9006 — Deutsche Asphalt/Bunte/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 303/07)

1. On 21 August 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: — Deutsche Asphalt GmbH (‘Deutsche Asphalt’, Germany), controlled by Strabag SE (‘Strabag’, Austria), — Johann Bunte Bauunternehmung GmbH & Co. KG (‘Bunte’, Germany), — a newly established joint venture (Germany) Strabag — through its wholly-owned subsidiary Deutsche Asphalt — and Bunte acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the joint venture. 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: — Deutsche Asphalt: production of different kinds of asphalt for asphalt base, binder and surface courses, — Strabag: construction services and materials, — Bunte: production and marketing of asphalt mixes and road construction, — the joint venture: production and marketing of asphalt mixes. Deutsche Asphalt and Bunte will each bring into the joint venture a number of existing asphalt 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 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 to it their observations on the proposed operation. Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: M.9006 — Deutsche Asphalt/Bunte/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 Brussels/Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIUM/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.8983 — Spigas/Canarbino/Miogas)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 321/02)

On 31 August 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 32018M8983. 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.8908 — AXA/XL Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 315/01)

On 9 August 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 32018M8908. 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.9101 — ExxonMobil/Qatar Petroleum/ExxonMobil Exploration Argentina/Mobil Argentina)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 329/04)

1. On 10 September 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: — Exxon Mobil (United States), — Qatar Petroleum (Qatar), — ExxonMobil Exploration Argentina SRL (Argentina), belonging to ExxonMobil, — Mobil Argentina SA (Argentina), belonging to ExxonMobil. Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of ExxonMobil Exploration Argentina SRL and Mobil Argentina SA. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Exxon Mobil is active worldwide in the development, production, and sale of crude oil and natural gas; the refining and sale of refined petroleum products; the development, production, and sale of various chemical products; and power generation, — Qatar Petroleum is active worldwide in the exploration, drilling and production operations, transport, storage, marketing and sale of crude oil, refined products, liquefied natural gas (LNG), petrochemicals and fertilisers, — ExxonMobil Exploration Argentina SRL and Mobil Argentina SA are wholly owned affiliates of ExxonMobil in Argentina, which own and operate the Vaca Muerta shale field in Neuquen province in Argentina and are active in the exploration, development, production, and sale of crude oil and gas in Argentina.

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.9101 — ExxonMobil/Qatar Petroleum/ExxonMobil Exploration Argentina/Mobil Argentina 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.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9063 — Synnex/Convergys)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 325/11)

1. On 7 September 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: — Synnex Corporation (‘Synnex’, United States), — Convergys Corporation (‘Convergys’, United States). Synnex acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Convergys. The concentration is accomplished through a two-step merger process resulting in the creation of ‘Concentrix CVG Corporation’, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SYNNEX, which will include the Convergys business. As a result of the transaction, Convergys will no longer be a publicly held corporation.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Synnex: provision of business-to-business services that help clients and business partners grow and enhance their customer-engagement strategies, — for Convergys: provision of customer relationship management business process outsourcing services to client businesses, including through the provision and operation of ‘call centers’.

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.9063 — Synnex/Convergys 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.8948 — Spirit/Asco)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 342/05)

1. On 17 September 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: — Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (United States), — Asco Industries N.V., Asco Management NV and Immobiliere Asco NV, through the holding company S.R.I.F. NV (Belgium). Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (‘Spirit’) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Asco Industries N.V., Asco Management NV and Immobiliere Asco NV, through the holding company S.R.I.F. NV (‘Asco’). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Spirit designs, manufactures and sells aerostructures for commercial and military aircraft, — Asco is active in the machining, treatment and assembly of hard metal, steel and aluminium alloys, composites and the sale of components and sub-components for the aerostructures of commercial aircraft and military aircraft.

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.8948 — Spirit/Asco 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’).