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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10680 – PERMIRA / SESTANT / KEDRION / BPL)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 277/07)

1. On 8 July 2022, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Permira Holdings Limited (‘Permira’, Guernsey), — Sestant Internazionale S.p.A. (‘Sestant’, Italy), controlled by members of the Marcucci family, — Kedrion S.p.A. (‘Kedrion’, Italy), ultimately controlled by Sestant, — Bio Products Laboratory Holdings Limited (‘BPL’, United Kingdom), controlled by Tiancheng International Investment Limited (China). Permira and Sestant will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Kedrion and BPL. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Permira is a European private equity firm, which makes private equity investments in companies active in a wide variety of sectors, — Sestant is a financial holding company overseeing the international assets of the Marcucci family, — Kedrion is the parent company of a global biopharmaceutical group specialising in the collection of human plasma and the development, production and sale of therapeutic plasma-derived products, — BPL operates plasma collection centres across the US and produces a range of plasma-derived products for the treatment of immune deficiencies, bleeding disorders and infectious diseases, as well as for critical care.

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.10680 – PERMIRA / SESTANT / KEDRION / BPL 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10408 – AIP / ALVANCE DUFFEL TARGET BUSINESS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 296/04)

1. On 26 July 2022, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — American Industrial Partners Capital Fund VII, Ltd. (Cayman), an investment fund managed by American Industrial Partners (USA) (collectively referred to as ‘AIP’), — ALVANCE Aluminium Duffel (Belgium). AIP acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of ALVANCE Aluminium Duffel. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — AIP is a private equity firm focused on buying and improving industrial businesses. Since 2020, AIP owns Commonwealth Rolled Products, which operates an aluminium rolled products facility with activities in the United States. AIP also owns and controls since 2021 Aluminium Dunkerque, a primary aluminium producer, which operates an aluminium smelter in Loon-Plage near Dunkerque (France); — ALVANCE Aluminium Duffel is a European producer of aluminium flat rolled products (‘FRPs’). It operates an aluminium plant in Belgium, which produces aluminium automotive body sheets (‘ABS’), FRPs for heat exchangers (‘HEX’), and standard FRPs such as industrial aluminium coil and sheet products used in building and construction, commercial transportation and other standard.

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 no later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: M.10408 – AIP / ALVANCE DUFFEL TARGET 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.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10836 – EQUINOR / SSE / TRITON POWER)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 287/07)

1. On 19 July 2022, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — SSE Thermal Generation Holdings Limited (‘SSE Thermal’) (United Kingdom), — Equinor New Energy Limited (‘Equinor’) (United Kingdom), a subsidiary of Equinor ASA (Norway), — Triton Power Holdings Limited (‘Triton Power’) (Jersey), currently ultimately controlled by Energy Capital Partners (Unites Stated). SSE Thermal and Equinor will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Triton Power.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — SSE Thermal owns and operates conventional thermal generation plants in the United Kingdom and Ireland. SSE Thermal is part of the SSE Group, which develops, builds, operates and invests in low carbon electricity infrastructure. SSE Group has a strategic focus on renewable energy and regulated electricity networks across its core business segments: Renewables, Distribution and Transmission, — Equinor is a wholly owned subsidiary of Equinor ASA. Equinor ASA is an international energy company headquartered in Stavanger, Norway, whose business activities consist principally of worldwide exploration, production, transportation, refining and marketing of petroleum and petroleum-derived products, gas and other forms of energy, including renewable energy, — Triton Power is a private independent electricity power generating company. It operates three facilities in the United Kingdom that provide a mixture of national grid network services, electrical energy and cogeneration supply to industrial customers.

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.10836 – EQUINOR / SSE / TRITON POWER 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.10849 – HUK / BRI / LNN / PITSTOP)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 307/08)

1. On 4 August 2022, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — HUK-Coburg Haftpflicht-Unterstützungs-Kasse kraftfahrender Beamter Deutschlands a.G. (‘HUK’, Germany), — LNN Flug GmbH (‘LNN’, Germany), solely owned by Mr. Stefan Kulas, — Bridgestone Europe NV/AS (‘BRI’, Belgium), the European subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation (‘Bridgestone’, Japan), — pitstop.de GmbH (‘pitstop’, Germany). HUK, BRI and LNN will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of pitstop. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — HUK is an insurance company with a focus on motor vehicle insurance, — LNN is active in airplane charter, — BRI mainly supplies new tyres to automotive manufacturers and tyre retailers. Additionally, subsidiaries of BRI are active in the area of repair and maintenance of automotive vehicles in Europe, — pitstop offers typical workshop services in the field of motor vehicle services such as inspections, maintenance and repairs of all kinds.

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.10849 – HUK / BRI / LNN / PITSTOP 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.10757 – MUTARES / CIMOS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 304/01)

On 28 July 2022, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32022M10757. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10856 – OAKTREE / CPP INVESTMENTS / PORTS AMERICA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 320/24)

1. On 17 August 2022, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Oaktree Transportation Infrastructure Capital Partners GP, L.P. (‘Oaktree Transportation’, United States), — CPPIB PAG Canada Inc. (‘CPPIB’, Canada), — Ports America Group, Inc. (‘Ports America’, United States). Oaktree Transportation and CPPIB will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Ports America. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Oaktree Transportation: part of the broader Oaktree Capital group, a global alternative and non-traditional investment management firm, — CPPIB: part of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an investment management organisation that invests the funds transferred to it from the Canada Pension Plan, with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, Sao Paulo, San Francisco and Sydney. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board principally invests in public equities, private equities, real estate, infrastructure and fixed income investments, — Ports America: marine terminal operator and stevedore company with operations throughout the U.S. coasts.

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.10856 – OAKTREE / CPP INVESTMENTS / PORTS AMERICA 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.10808 – BROOKFIELD / HOMESERVE PLC)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 315/05)

1. On 5 August 2022 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Hestia Bidco Limited (‘Hestia’, Canada), controlled by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (‘Brookfield’, Canada), — HomeServe plc (‘HomeServe’, UK). Hestia will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of HomeServe. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Brookfield is a global asset manager which controls several portfolio companies, including Thermondo which is a German-based company specialized in the installation of heaters, ventilation and air conditioning (‘HVAC’) devices, as well as heat pumps, — Homeserve offers services for HVAC and heat pumps installation in homes. It also offers home maintenance and emergency assistance (principally relating to plumbing, heating and electrics), home insurance claims assistance as well as an online marketplace to help homeowners find local tradespeople on demand, to help with home repairs and improvements. In the EU, HomeServe is active in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain.

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.10808 – BROOKFIELD / HOMESERVE PLC 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.10826 – GOLDMAN SACHS / NORGINE)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 333/11)

1. On 24 August 2022, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, United States of America); — Norgine Europe B.V. together with its direct and indirect subsidiaries (‘the Norgine Group’ or the ‘Target’, Netherlands). Goldman Sachs will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Norgine (2). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Goldman Sachs is a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a range of banking, securities and investment services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals, — The Norgine Group, which is headquartered in the Netherlands, is a European specialist pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and markets pharmaceutical goods mainly for the following therapeutic areas: gastroenterology, hepatology, emergency care, haematology, obstetrics, cardiology, oncology, urology, and neurology.

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 (3) 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.10826 – GOLDMAN SACHS / NORGINE 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) Prior to completion of the Transaction, Norgine Ventures B.V. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (‘Norgine Ventures’) will be carved out from the Norgine Group, which is the Target of the Transaction.

(3) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10301 – CVC / ETHNIKI)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 327/02)

On 24 February 2022, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32022M10301. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10872 – GEELY / RENAULT / RENAULT KOREA MOTORS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 351/03)

1. On 5 September 2022, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Geely Automobile Holdings Limited (‘Geely’, Cayman Islands), a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. (PR China), — Renault S.A.S. (‘Renault’, France), a subsidiary of Renault S.A. (France). Geely and Renault will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Renault Korea Motors Co., Ltd. (‘Target’), a company incorporated and active in South Korea currently held by a subsidiary of Renault and Samsung. The Target is currently solely controlled by Renault. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: Geely manufactures and sells passenger cars worldwide, Renault manufactures and sells passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, supplies automotive parts and provides mobility services.

3. The business activities of the Target are the following: Manufacture and sales of passenger cars in South Korea and export of passenger cars into adjacent markets in Asia.

4. 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.

5. 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.10872 – GEELY / RENAULT / RENAULT KOREA MOTORS 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.