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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9253 — Mercuria/Aegean)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 97/04)

1. On 7 March 2019, 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: — Mercuria Energy Group Limited (‘Mercuria’, Cyprus), controlled by MDJ Oil Trading Limited, — Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (‘Aegean’, the Republic of the Marshall Islands). Mercuria acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Aegean. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Mercuria is a global energy and commodities trading group, headquartered in Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates, — Aegean is an international marine fuel logistics company headquartered in Greece which markets and physically supplies bunker fuels to vessels in port, at sea, on rivers and other waterways around the globe.

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.9253 — Mercuria/Aegean 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.9280 — DXC Technology Company/Luxoft Holding, Inc.)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 85/05)

1. On 1 March 2019, 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: — DXC Technology Company (‘DXC’, USA), and — Luxoft Holding, Inc. (‘Luxoft’, Switzerland). DXC acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Luxoft. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — DXC offers end-to-end IT services to private and public sector clients from a diverse array of industries, — Luxoft offers strategic consulting, custom software development services and digital solution engineering to clients in a number of 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.9280 — DXC Technology Company/Luxoft Holding, 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.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9306 — ENGIE/CDPQ/TAG)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 116/03)

1. On 21 March 2019, 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: — ENGIE S.A. (‘ENGIE’, France), — Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec — (‘CDPQ’, Canada), — Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A — (‘TAG’, Brazil) ENGIE and CDPQ acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of TAG. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for ENGIE: a French global energy company active throughout the energy-value chain in the fields of gas and electricity supply, as well as energy services, — for CDPQ: a globally active Canadian long-term institutional investor managing funds primarily for public and para-public pension and insurance plans. It holds investments in financial markets, private equity, infrastructure and real estate, — for TAG: a Brazilian-based company which operates and manages a natural gas pipeline located in the North and Northeastern regions of Brazil.

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.9306 — ENGIE/CDPQ/TAG 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.9278 — LVMH/Belmond)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 108/05)

1. On 15 March 2019, 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: — LVMH Moët Hennessy — Louis Vuitton SE (‘LVMH’, France); — Belmond Ltd (‘Belmond’, Bermuda). LVMH acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Belmond. The concentration is accomplished by way of a purchase of shares in the entity resulting from a merger between Belmond and a subsidiary of LVMH.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for LVMH: holding company of the LVMH group, which is active worldwide in, amongst others, fashion and leather goods, perfumes and cosmetics, watches and jewellery, as well as other activities including media, real estate, hotel management and luxury yachts industry; — for Belmond: a luxury hotel company and adventure travel operator.

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.9278 — LVMH/Belmond 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.8950 — BASF DOM Business/Solenis/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 124/02)

On 11 December 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 32018M8950. 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.9295 — Daimler/Geely/Ride-hailing JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 123/14)

1. On 25 March 2019, 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 AG (‘Daimler’, Germany), — Geely Technology Group Co., Ltd (‘Geely’, China), — Ride-hailing JV (‘JV’, China). Daimler and Geely acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over a newly created joint venture (‘JV’) by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Daimler: a publicly listed company that is globally active in the development, manufacturing and distribution of automotive products, mainly passenger cars (under the Mercedes-Benz and ‘smart’ brands), trucks, vans and buses. — for Geely: an automobile manufacturer engaged in the production and sales of passenger vehicles worldwide (including the brands Geely Auto, Lynk & Co, Proton, Lotus Volvo Cars and Polestar). — for JV: JV will be active in the field of ride-hailing services, starting in the premium segment with a small fleet of luxury cars by Mercedes-Benz serving commercial customers, public entities and private customers in China exclusively.

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.9295 — Daimler/Geely/Ride-hailing JV Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9351 — DIF/Green Investment Group/Covanta/Dublin Waste-to-energy facility)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 140/08)

1. On 9 April 2019, 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: — DIF Infra 5 UK Limited (‘DIF’), controlled by DIF Management Holding BV (the Netherlands), — Green Investment Group Investments Limited (‘GIG’, UK), controlled by Macquarie Group Limited (Australia), — Covanta Holding 3 UK Limited (‘Covanta’), controlled by Covanta Holding Corporation (USA), — Covanta Europe Assets Limited (‘Dublin Waste-to-energy facility’, Ireland). DIF, GIG and Covanta acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over the Dublin Waste-to-energy facility. The Dublin Waste-to-energy facility is currently jointly controlled by Covanta and GIG. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — DIF is an infrastructure investment fund, — GIG specialises in green energy principal investment, project delivery and portfolio management and related services, — Covanta is primarily involved in the waste disposal and energy sectors, — The Dublin Waste-to-energy facility is active in the disposal of waste and generation of electricity.

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.9351 — DIF/Green Investment Group/Covanta/Dublin Waste-to-energy facility 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.9272 — 3i Group/TIIC Management/Meridiam Infrastructure Finance/DirectRoute (Limerick))

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 126/07)

1. On 29 March 2019, 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: — 3i Group plc (‘3i’, United Kingdom), — TIIC Management S.à.r.l. (‘TIIC Management’, Luxembourg), — Meridiam Infrastructure Finance S.à.r.l. (‘Meridiam’, Luxembourg), — DirectRoute (Limerick) Holdings Limited (‘Limerick HoldCo’, Ireland), having sole control over DirectRoute (Limerick) Limited (‘LimerickCo’, Ireland). 3i, TIIC Management and Meridiam acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Limerick HoldCo. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for 3i: international investment company with two complementary businesses, Private Equity and Infrastructure, specialising in core investment markets in northern Europe and North America, — for TIIC Management: a pan-European infrastructure firm investing into mid-market infrastructure projects across Europe in both the transportation and social sectors, — for Meridiam: international investment company which develops, finances and manages infrastructure projects, — for Limerick HoldCo: parent company of LimerickCo, which is active in the operation and maintenance of the M7 Limerick Southern Ring Road in Ireland for 35 years pursuant to a concession contract awarded in August 2006.

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.9272 — 3i Group/TIIC Management/Meridiam Infrastructure Finance/DirectRoute (Limerick). 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.8785 — The Walt Disney Company/Twenty-First Century Fox)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 147/01)

On 6 November 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) 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 32018M8785. 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.8744 — Daimler/BMW/Car Sharing JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 142/02)

On 7 November 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) 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 32018M8744. 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.9284 — BillerudKorsnäs Venture/ALPLA Holding/ecoXpac)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 158/03)

On 3 May 2019, 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 32019M9284. 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.9239 — Evonik/Peroxychem)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 154/04)

1. On 24 April 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of the Merger Regulation by which Evonik Industries AG (‘Evonik’, Germany), controlled by RAG Stiftung (Germany), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Peroxychem Holdings L.P. (‘Peroxychem’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Evonik: the production and marketing of specialty chemicals, focusing on products in the areas of nutrition and care, resource efficiency and performance materials, — for Peroxychem: the production and supply of hydrogen peroxide, persulfates and peracetic acid, as well as the resale of sulphur derivatives.

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.9239 — Evonik/Peroxychem 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’).