ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9053 — Sumitomo/Tierra/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 274/04)

1. On 27 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: — Sumitomo Corporation (‘Sumitomo’, Japan), — Tierra S.p.A. (‘Tierra’, Italy) a joint venture between Topcon Corporation (Japan) and Elda Ingegneria S.r.l., (Italy), — A newly formed joint venture (the ‘JV’, Indonesia). Sumitomo and Tierra acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the newly formed 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: — for Sumitomo: Sumitomo is active in various sectors, both within and outside Japan, such as: trading of metal products, transportation and construction systems, environment and infrastructure, chemicals and electronics, media, networks and lifestyle related goods, mineral resources, energy and life sciences, — for Tierra: Tierra develops and provides telematics information management systems and software solutions. It serves original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers in the agriculture, construction, surveying, and general industry sectors worldwide, including in the EEA, — for the JV: the JV will be active in India and South-East Asia in the provision of IT consultancy services and management of other computer facilities by providing integrated hardware and software for telematics and internet-of-things (IoT) services and solutions, including in particular vehicle and assets tracking and control systems.

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.9053 — Sumitomo/Tierra/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.9070 — Eurocar/Vicentini)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 296/04)

1. On 14 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: — Eurocar Italia S.r.l. (‘Eurocar’), controlled by Volkswagen AG (‘VW’, Germany), — Vicentini SpA (‘Vicentini’, Italy). Eurocar acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over the whole of Vicentini. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Eurocar is active in the retail distribution of new and used passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, as well as original equipment manufacturer (‘OEM’) spare parts, of VW brands in Italy, and related repair activities. Eurocar is active in a number of provinces in Italy, its focus being the provinces of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in North-Eastern Italy, Tuscany in Central Italy and Lombardia in North-Western Italy, — Vicentini is active in the retail distribution of new and used passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, as well as OEM spare parts, of VW brands in Italy, and related repair activities. Vicentini's activities are limited to the province of Verona in the Veneto region.

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.9070 — Eurocar/Vicentini 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8979 — PAI Partners/M Group Services)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 288/03)

On 13 July 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 32018M8979. 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.9011 — KKR/Sellbytel Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 302/03)

On 17 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 32018M9011. 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.9039 — Bain Capital/Vista/Aptean Public Sector/Superion/Tritech)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 300/02)

On 17 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 32018M9039. 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.9098 — Goldman Sachs/Orix/ILS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 313/02)

1. On 29 Augustus 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: — Goldman Sachs (United States), — ORIX Kabushiki Kaisha (‘Orix Corporation’) (Japan), — ILS (Japan). Goldman Sachs and Orix Corporation acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of ILS. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Goldman Sachs is a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm incorporated in the United States. — Orix Corporation is a multinational integrated financial services and investment group headquartered in Japan. — ILS is a pharmaceutical company incorporated in Japan.

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.9098 — Goldman Sachs/Orix/ILS 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.8912 — Carlyle/The Specialty Chemicals Business of Akzo Nobel)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 308/03)

On 27 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 32018M8912. 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.8977 — Lone Star Funds/Imerys TC)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 322/08)

1. On 30 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: — LSF10 Impala Investments SARL (Luxembourg), controlled by Lone Star Fund X (United States) (together ‘Lone Star Funds’), — Imerys TC, société par actions simplifiée (‘Imerys’, France), controlled by Imerys SA (France). Lone Star Funds acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Imerys. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Lone Star Funds: as a private equity firm, investing in real estate, equity, credit and other financial assets around the world, — for Imerys: designing and providing roofing products including clay and terracotta tiles, photovoltaic solutions, thermal roofing and accessories, serving individuals, professionals, and construction companies, almost exclusively in France.

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.8977 — Lone Star Funds/Imerys TC 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.9078 — Ivanhoe Cambridge/PSPIB/VGMV LP JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 332/04)

On 29 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 32018M9078. 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.9019 — Mars/AniCura)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 327/11)

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: — Mars, Incorporated (United States), — AniCura TC AB (Sweden). Mars, Incorporated (‘Mars’) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of AniCura TC AB (‘AniCura’). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Mars is a global company, headquartered in the United States, active in several business segments, including pet care. Mars' petcare segment, headquartered in Belgium, is a pet food and veterinary care provider. Mars is active in the EEA in the manufacture and provision of pet food, — AniCura is a provider of veterinary care for companion animals (primarily dogs and cats). AniCura is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and operates animal hospitals and clinics across several countries in the EEA (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Italy). AniCura is also active in the sales of ancillary products, including pet food, through its animal hospitals and clinics.

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.9019 — Mars/AniCura 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.9005 — Booking Holdings/HotelsCombined)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 344/03)

1. On 18 September 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Booking Holdings Inc. (‘Booking Holdings’, US) — HotelsCombined Pty Ltd (‘HotelsCombined’, Australia) Booking Holdings acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of HotelsCombined. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Booking Holdings: supply of online travel and related services. Its core brands include Booking.com, priceline.com, agoda.com, KAYAK, Rentalcars.com and OpenTable. It is headquartered in the United States and offers its services in more than 220 countries and territories in Europe, North America, South America, the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa. — for HotelsCombined: active in the online travel sector and provides metasearch services solely in respect of hotels and other accomodations. It is headquartered in Australia and offers services in over 50 countries.

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.9005 — Booking Holdings/HotelsCombined 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.8994 — Microsoft/GitHub)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 338/13)

1. On 14 September 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Microsoft Corporation (United States), — GitHub Inc. (United States). Microsoft Corporation acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of GitHub Inc.. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Microsoft Corporation: design, development and supply of computer software(including various software development and operations (‘DevOps’) tools), hardware devices and related services, cloud-based solutions, online advertising, recruiting and professional social network services, — for GitHub Inc.: supply of DevOps tools and in particular the popular version control software, for use online (as a service) and on-premises, and job listing services.

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

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.8994 — Microsoft/GitHub 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’).
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The Advisory Committee (10 Member States) agrees with the Commission’s definitions of the relevant geographic markets for the production and supply of finished flat carbon steel products and in particular: 8.1. The markets for hot rolled, cold rolled and galvanised (regardless of exact product market definition) steel are EEA-wide but that they are geographically differentiated between different regions of the EEA; 8.2. It can be left open whether the Nordics are part of the same relevant geographic markets with the rest of the EEA; and 8.3. The exact geographic market definitions for metallic coated steel for packaging and organic coated steel can be left open.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9089 — Hellman & Friedman/Concardis Payment Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 347/07)

1. On 20 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: — Hellman & Friedman LLC (‘Hellman & Friedman’, United States), — Concardis Payment Group GmbH (‘Concardis’, Germany). Hellman & Friedman acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of the whole of Concardis. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Hellman & Friedman: private equity investment through funds controlling several portfolio companies in a variety of economic sectors, including notably Nets, active in the provision of payments, cards, and information services in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Poland, — for Concardis: merchant acquiring services in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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.9089 — Hellman & Friedman/Concardis Payment Group 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.