ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10512 – LEAR CORPORATION / INTERIOR COMFORT SYSTEMS BUSINESS OF KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 129/04)

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 32022M10512. 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.10339 —KKR/Landal)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 123/09)

1. On 10 March 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: — Sandy HoldCo B.V., (‘Roompot’, Netherlands), controlled by KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, US); — Vacation Rental B.V. (‘Landal’, Netherlands). Roompot acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Landal. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for KKR: a global investment firm that offers alternative asset management and capital markets and insurance solutions. Roompot, manages, operates and acts as a booking agent for holiday parks and campsites, — for Landal: owner, manager and franchisor of holiday parks under the Landal GreenParks brand.

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.10339 — KKR/Landal 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.10218 – GAUSELMANN/GREENTUBE/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 145/13)

1. On 24 March 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: — Gauselmann AG (‘Gauselmann’), Germany; — Greentube Internet Entertainment Solutions GmbH (‘Greentube’), controlled by Novomatic Group (both: Austria); — Newly incorporated Joint Venture. Gauselmann and Greentube will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a 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: — for Gauselmann: development and sale of slot machines, development of games for gambling, online-gambling and sports betting as well as operation of gambling halls, active primarily in Germany and other European countries. — for Greentube: part of the Novomatic Group, which provides games for gambling, gambling solutions and related services as a full-service provider across all segments of the gambling industry, active primarily in Austria, active in 75 countries overall. — for the newly incorporated Joint Venture: establishment of a platform for online-gambling.

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: Case M.10218 – Gauselmann/Greentube/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.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10531 – Santander/Mapfre/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 134/09)

1. On 11 March 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: — Banco Santander, S.A. and its subsidiaries (‘Banco Santander’, Spain), — Mapfre, S.A (‘Mapfre’, Spain). Banco Santander and Mapfre will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created joint venture (‘JV’). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned and the newly set-up joint venture are the following: — Banco Santander is the parent of the Santander Group. Its core activities are retail banking, insurance, corporate banking, investment banking, asset management and treasury across Europe, as well as in the United States, Latin America and Asia. — Mapfre is the parent company of the Mapfre Group, present in the insurance and reinsurance sectors in 44 countries across the world. — The JV is intended to be active in the Spanish market for retail banking services, particularly, in the commercialisation of reverse mortgages to individuals.

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.10531 – Santander/Mapfre/JV Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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

(Case M.10657 – SAMSUNG BIOLOGICS / SAMSUNG BIOEPIS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 159/04)

On 4 April 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 32022M10657. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10586 – MGL / MSP / O’CONNOR / MCLAREN RACING)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 153/04)

On 29 March 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 32022M10586. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10642 – CENTRAL / SIGNA / SELFRIDGES)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 170/02)

On 12 April 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 32022M10642. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10488 – FAURECIA / HELLA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 166/03)

On 24 January 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 32022M10488. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10676 – NEXT / WP / PINK)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 189/02)

On 21 April 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 32022M10676. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10695 – APOLLO MANAGEMENT / BANK AND ACQUIRERS INTERNATIONAL HOLDING)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 179/04)

1. On 25 April 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: — Apollo Management, L.P. (‘Apollo’, US), — Bank and Acquirers International Holding S.A.S. (‘BAI’, France), controlled by Worldline SA (‘Wordline’, France). Apollo will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of BAI. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Apollo is a global alternative asset manager headquartered in New York City, — BAI is part of Worldline and is the sub-holding company of a group of companies active in the manufacturing and supply of point of sales terminals (POS terminals) and related software services mostly to merchant acquirers (banks and payment service providers), acquirers and distributors.

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.10695 – APOLLO MANAGEMENT / BANK AND ACQUIRERS INTERNATIONAL HOLDING 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.10682 – VALEO / VSEA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 201/01)

On 11 May 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 32022M10682. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10343 – DISCOVERY / WARNER MEDIA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 197/01)

On 22 December 2021, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the ‘Competition 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 32021M10343. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10695 – APOLLO MANAGEMENT / BANK AND ACQUIRERS INTERNATIONAL HOLDING)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 217/01)

On 23 May 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 32022M10695. 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.10771 – PLD / NBIM / UNIPART GROUP CAR PARK)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 208/04)

1. On 13 May 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: — Prologis, L.P. (‘PLD’, United States of America), — Norges Bank Investment Management (‘NBIM’, Norway), — Unipart Group Car Park (‘Target Asset’, United Kingdom). PLD and NBIM will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the Target Asset. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — PLD owns, operates and develops real estate properties, mainly for industrial purposes, in the Americas, Europe and Asia, — NBIM provides institutional investment for the Government Pension Fund Global on behalf of the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, focusing on worldwide investments including real estate investments in North America, Europe and Japan, — The Target Asset is a car park located in Nuneaton, United Kingdom.

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.10771 – PLD / NBIM / UNIPART GROUP CAR PARK 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.10737 – HP / POLY)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 226/03)

1. On 2 June 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: — HP Inc. (‘HP’, US), — Plantronics, Inc. (‘Poly’, US). HP will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Poly. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — for HP: provision of personal computing and other access devices, imaging and printing products, and related technologies, solutions and services, — for Poly: global communications technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets integrated communications and collaboration solutions for professionals.

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.10737 – HP / POLY 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10736 – ITOCHU / ISUZU MOTORS / JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 221/01)

On 1 June 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 32022M10736. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.