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

(Case M.8766 — LKQ/Stahlgruber)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 402/02)

On 3 May 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 32018M8766. 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.9116 — Morgan Stanley/VTG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 398/05)

On 8 October 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 32018M9116. 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.9156 — CMI / Hachette Filipacchi / Lagardère Publicité / Lagardère Digital France)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 414/16)

1. On 8 November 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: — Czech Media Invest (‘CMI’, Czech Republic), — Hachette Filipacchi Associés, Lagardère Publicité, and Lagardère Digital France (France), belonging to the Lagardère Group. CMI acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Hachette Filipacchi Associés, Lagardère Publicité, and Lagardère Digital. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CMI: (i) the publishing of press titles and their related editorial websites, radio broadcasting; and (ii) the sale of advertising spaces in such media, — for Hachette Filipacchi Associés, Lagardère Publicité, and Lagardère Digital France: (i) publishing of magazines titles and their related editorial websites; and (ii) the sale of advertising spaces in such media.

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.9156 — CMI / Hachette Filipacchi / Lagardère Publicité / Lagardère Digital France 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.9087 — Mondi Štětí/Holzindustrie Maresch/Eco-Investment/Labe Wood)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 410/06)

1. On 5 November 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: — Mondi Štětí a.s. (‘Mondi Štětí’, Czech Republic), controlled by Mondi A.G. (Austria), — Holzindustrie Maresch GmbH (‘Holzindustrie Maresch’, Austria), — Eco-Investment a.s. (‘Eco-Investment’, Czech Republic), — Labe Wood s.r.o. (‘Labe Wood’, Czech Republic). Mondi Štětí, Holzindustrie Maresch and ECO-INVESTMENT acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Labe Wood. The concentration is accomplished by way of contract or any other means.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Mondi Štětí: Supply of corrugated base paper and market pulp and manufacturing of high quality kraft paper, — for Holzindustrie Maresch: Manufacturing of wood products and specializing in the manufacture of sawn wood, — for Eco-Investment: Holding investments in the paper, packaging, meat processing, energy and real estate industries, — for Labe Wood: Building and operating a sawmill, production of sawn wood and by-products.

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.9087 — Mondi Štětí/Holzindustrie Maresch/Eco-Investment/Labe Wood 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.8881 — Bergé/GEFCO/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 421/07)

1.

On 12 November 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:

— Bergé Automotive Logistics, S.L. (‘BAL’, Spain), belonging to Bergé y Cía, S.A.,

— GEFCO España, S.A. (‘GEFCO España’, Spain), belonging to GEFCO, S.A. (GEFCO, France), ultimately controlled by the Russian state-owned rail company RZD.

BAL and GEFCO España acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly-created company that would integrate and manage the finished vehicle logistic businesses and assets of both companies in Spain.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

The same concentration was already notified to the Commission on 16 October 2018, but the notification was subsequently withdrawn on 8 November 2018.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9153 — CDC/Meridiam/FICA-HPCI)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 417/11)

1. On 8 November 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: — Caisse des dépôts et consignations (‘CDC’, France), — Meridiam Transition (‘Meridiam’, France), controlled by Meridiam SAS, — FICA-HPCI (France), controlled by Meridiam. CDC and Meridiam acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of FICA-HPCI. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — CDC is a French public institution with a special legal status, active in the management of private funds to which public authorities wish to provide special protection and in the financing of public-interest investment projects (transport, environment, transmission of electricity, etc.), — Meridiam is a French incorporated company, mainly active in management of infrastructure investments, especially in the sectors of transport, public services and energy generation, — FICA-HPCI is a holding company currently holding two project companies, FICAP and COGECAP. FICAP will be active in the production of wood pellets and COGECAP will be active in electricity generation and heating.

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.9153 — CDC/Meridiam/FICA-HPCI 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.9212 — MinebeaMitsumi/U-Shin)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 430/07)

1. On 22 November 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: — MinebeaMitsumi Inc. (‘MinebeaMitsumi’, Japan), — U-Shin Ltd (‘U-Shin’, Japan). MinebeaMitsumi acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over the whole of U-Shin. The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 7 November 2018.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — MinebeaMitsumi is active in machine components, electronic devices and components, and electronic products; — U-Shin is active in the design, production and supply of machined components and electronic devices used, inter alia, in the automotive industry, the industrial equipment industry and the home security industry.

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.9212 — MinebeaMitsumi/U-Shin 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.9094 — Amcor/Bemis)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 425/07)

1. On 15 November 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: — Amcor Limited (‘Amcor’, Australia), — Bemis Company Inc. (‘Bemis’, United States of America). Amcor enters into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Merger Regulation with Bemis. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Amcor: supply of a broad range packaging solutions; rigid and flexible packaging products for the food, beverage, medical, pharmaceutical, personal care and other consumer goods sectors globally, — for Bemis: supply of flexible and rigid plastic packaging for the food, consumer products, medical and other sectors worldwide.

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.9094 — Amcor/Bemis 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’).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9085 — Dr August Oetker/Coop-Gruppe/F&B — Food and Beverage Services)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 444/11)

1. On 27 November 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: — Dr August Oetker KG (‘Oetker-Gruppe’, Germany), — Coop-Gruppe Genossenschaft (‘Coop-Gruppe’, Switzerland), through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Transgourmet Deutschland GmbH & Co. OHG (‘Transgourmet’, Germany), — F&B — Food and Beverage Services GmbH (‘F&B’, Germany), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transgourmet. Oetker-Gruppe, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Dr August Oetker Finanzierungs- und Beteiligungs-GmbH (Germany), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of F&B. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in Transgourmet.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Oetker-Gruppe, through its subsidiaries, is active, among other things, in the manufacture and distribution of beer, wine, sparkling wine and non-alcoholic drinks. — Coop-Gruppe is a retailer and wholesaler. — F&B, through a shareholding in Team Beverage AG, is active in beverage distribution.

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.9085 — Dr August Oetker/Coop-Gruppe/F&B — Food and Beverage Services 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.9149 — Apollo Management/Aspen Insurance Holdings)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 437/09)

1. On 26 November 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: — Apollo Management L.P. (‘Apollo’, US), — Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (‘Aspen’, Bermuda). Apollo acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Aspen. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Apollo is a global investment fund that has holdings in businesses in a range of sectors, — Aspen is a global provider of insurance and reinsurance.

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.9149 — Apollo Management/Aspen Insurance Holdings 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.9193 — Fairfax Financial Holdings/Eurolife ERB Insurance Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 454/02)

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

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M9193. 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.9207 — IFM Investors/Vitol/VTTI)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 447/17)

1. On 5 December 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: — Vitol Holding B.V. (‘Vitol’, the Netherlands), — IFM Investors Pty Ltd (‘IFM’, Australia), — VTTI BV (‘VTTI’, the Netherlands). Vitol and IFM acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of VTTI. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Vitol: trading of commodities and financial instruments relating to the oil and gas sector, — for IFM: global investment manager, — for VTTI: ownership and operation of oil products storage terminals.

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.9207 — IFM Investors/Vitol/VTTI 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 +32 229-64301 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.