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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 245/6

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9008 — Elixia Holding/TryghedsGruppen/Fitness DK Holding)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 245/05)

1. On 5 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: — Elixia Holding S.a.r.l (‘Elixia’, Sweden), controlled by Altor Funds (Norway), — TryghedsGruppen smba (‘TryghedsGruppen’, Denmark). — Fitness DK (‘Fitness DK’, Denmark). Elixia (controlled by Altor Funds) and Tryghedsgruppen acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Fitness DK. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Elixia: holding company of the Nordic Fitness Chain Health and Fitness Nordic (‘HFN’). HFN operates fitness centres in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Altor funds comprise four private equity funds that invest in business sectors ranging from consumer goods and retail to heavy industry and energy. — for TryghedsGruppen: a member based organisation that controls the non-life insurance company Tryg. TryghedsGruppen also has non-controlling partnership interests in the healthcare services sector and in HFN. — Fitness DK: holding company of the Danish fitness centre operator Fitness DK A/S

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.9008 — Elixia Holding/TryghedsGruppen/Fitness DK Holding 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.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 241/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8972 — Partners Group/CPPIB/GlobalLogic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 241/02)

On 2 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 32018M8972. 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.8938 — LG Electronics/ZKW Holding/Mommert Gewerbeimmobilien)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 260/03)

On 18 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 32018M8938. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 253/46

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9041 — Hutchison/Wind Tre)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 253/11)

1. On 12 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: — CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (‘Hutchison’, Hong Kong), — Wind Tre SpA (‘Wind Tre’, Italy). Hutchison acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Wind Tre. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for undertaking Hutchison: ports and related services, retail, infrastructure, energy and telecommunications, — for undertaking Wind Tre: mobile and fixed telecommunications in Italy.

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.9041 — Hutchison/Wind Tre 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’).
Initiation of proceedings

(Case M.8677 — Siemens/Alstom)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 270/01)

On 13 July 2018, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference No M.8677 — Siemens/Alstom, to the following 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’).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9045 — Blackstone/Averys)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 265/07)

1. On 20 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: — Blackstone Group L.P. (‘Blackstone’, United States), — Financière Efel SAS (‘Averys’, France). Blackstone acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Averys. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Blackstone: asset management and financial advisory services, — for Averys: manufacture of customised racking and storage solutions for warehouses, with brands such as Stow, Storax, Feralco, Duwic and Acial.

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.9045 — Blackstone/Averys 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.8990 — PIAG/MTIB/Abatec)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 281/08)

1. On 1 August 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Pierer Industrie AG (‘PIAG’, Austria), controlled by Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH (‘Pierer’, Austria), — Michael Tojner Industriebeteiligungs und -beratungs GmbH (‘MTIB’, Austria), — Abatec group AG (‘Abatec’, Austria). PIAG and MTIB acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Abatec. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for PIAG and Pierer: production of motorcycles, automotive suppliers, metallurgy, head displays for motorcycle helmets, — for MTIB: energy storage, aerospace components, metaltech and industrial components, — for Abatec: electronics production, local position measurement systems and high performance carbonators

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.8990 — PIAG/MTIB/Abatec 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.9010 — JAB/Pret A Manger)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 277/08)

1. On 31 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: — JAB Holdings BV, controlled by JAB Holding Company SARL (‘JAB’, Luxembourg), — PAM Group Limited (‘Pret’, UK), controlled by funds managed by Bridgepoint Advisers Limited. JAB acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Pret. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for JAB: JAB holds interests in tea brands, coffee brands (including Jacobs, Douwe Egberts and Tassimo) and bakery, coffee, non-alcoholic beverages and doughnut businesses. JAB has controlling stakes in the following companies active in the retail food and drink sector in the EEA: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Espresso House, Baresso, Balzac Coffee, Coffee Company and 12oz Coffee Joint. JAB is also active in the wholesale supply of coffee and other hot drinks throughout the EEA, — for Pret: Pret is a food and drink retailer offering a wide selection of food and drinks including sandwiches, hot food, salads, soups, baked goods, snacks, fresh fruit, juices and organic coffee. Pret has outlets in the UK, France, Denmark, the Netherlands and outside the EEA.

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.9010 — JAB/Pret A Manger 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’).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9065 — Akastor/Mitsui & Co./Mitsui O.S.K. Lines/AKOFS Offshore)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 297/06)

1. On 16 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: — Akastor AS (‘Akastor’, Norway), controlled by Aker ASA (‘Aker’) and ultimately controlled by The Resource Group TRG AS, — Mitsui & Co. Ltd (‘Mitsui’, Japan), — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd (‘MOL’, Japan), — AKOFS Offshore 1 AS (‘AKOFS’, Norway). Akastor, Mitsui and MOL acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over the whole of AKOFS. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Akastor is a Norwegian public limited investment company with a portfolio of companies mainly in the oilfield services sector, — Mitsui is a Japanese trading company group engaged in a range of global business activities including worldwide trading of various commodities, financial services, and project and company management, inter alia, within the offshore oil and gas industry, — MOL is a Japanese multi-modal transport group specialising in a number of categories of global ocean shipping and related markets, — AKOFS provides vessel-based installation and construction and well intervention services for subsea oil and gas developments.

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.9065 — Akastor/Mitsui & Co./Mitsui O.S.K. Lines/AKOFS Offshore 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.9021 — DNB Bank/Orkla/Optimizd)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 288/04)

On 8 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 32018M9021. 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.8884 — Altor Funds/Trioplast Industrier)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 302/01)

On 1 June 2018, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8884. 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.9074 — Total/Pont-sur-Sambre Power and Toul Power)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 300/07)

1. On 20 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: — Total S.A. (‘Total’, France), — Pont Sur Sambre Power SAS (‘PSS Power’, France), indirectly controlled by KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, United States). — Toul Power SAS (‘Toul Power’, France), indirectly controlled by KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, United States). Total acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of the whole of PSS Power and Toul Power. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Total is an international integrated energy producer, engaged in the oil and gas industry, the renewable energy and power generation sectors, the production, trading and supply of electricity, and the trading and supply of gas; — PSS Power operates one combined cycle gas turbine (‘CCGT’) power plant located in the north of France and is active in the electricity and gas sectors; — Toul Power operates one CCGT power plant located in the north of France and is active in the electricity and gas sectors.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: M.9074 — Total/Pont-sur-Sambre Power and Toul 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9043 — ZF/Magura/BFO/BMZ/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 314/03)

On 31 August 2018, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in German language 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 32018M9043. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

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