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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9197 — Hanon Systems / Magna International (Rotor business))

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 24/10)

1. On 14 January 2019, 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: — Hanon Systems (‘Hanon’) (South Korea), controlled by Hahn & Co. LLC (‘Hahn & Co’) (South Korea), — Magna International Inc. (‘Magna’) (Canada) Rotor business. Hanon acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of part of Magna’s fluid pressure and controls business (‘Rotor’). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Hanon is mainly engaged in the manufacture and supply of automotive thermal management systems worldwide (also known as climate control systems). Hahn & Co is a private equity investment firm, — Rotor provides car manufacturers (original equipment manufacturers (‘OEMs’)) with cooling and pump technology to support OEM emission reduction and thermal management needs. Magna is a global automotive manufacturer.

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.9197 — Hanon Systems / Magna International (Rotor business) Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8773 — LetterOne/BASF/Wintershall DEA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 38/08)

1. On 24 January 2019, 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: — LetterOne Holdings (‘LetterOne’, Luxembourg), — BASF S.E. (‘BASF’, Germany), — Wintershall DEA, which will be jointly controlled by LetterOne and BASF. LetterOne and BASF acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Wintershall DEA. 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 LetterOne: a private investment holding company focusing on investments in the energy sector. LetterOne owns DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG, an international exploration and production company for oil and gas, — for BASF: mainly active in the chemical sector, with a portfolio split into chemicals, performance products, functional materials and solutions, agricultural solutions and oil and gas. BASF owns Wintershall Holding GmbH which is active in the exploration and production of oil and gas inter alia in Europe, — for Wintershall DEA: will combine Wintershall’s and DEA’s business and be principally active in the exploration and production of oil and gas and, to a limited extent, in gas transportation.

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.8773 — LetterOne/BASF/Wintershall DEA 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.9169 — Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations/Swiss Life/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 31/10)

1. On 17 January 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (‘CDC’, France), — Swiss Life REIM, belonging to the Swiss Life Group (‘Swiss Life’, Switzerland), — the Target Asset (‘JV’, France). CDC and Swiss Life acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of JV. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CDC: a public institution carrying out activities of general interest, consisting in particular of the management of private funds to which the government wishes to afford particular protection and activities open to competition in the environmental, real-estate, investment and capital investment, and services sectors, — for Swiss Life: a group offering private customers and businesses global advice and products in the pensions and life assurance sectors through its own network of agents, brokers and banks, — for JV: immovable property to be developed for use as a healthcare establishment, located in Bracon (department of Jura), covered by an off-plan lease.

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 to it their possible observations on the proposed operation. Observations must reach the Commission no later than ten days following the date on which this notification is published. The following reference should always be specified: M.9169 — Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations/Swiss Life/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 Brussels BELGIUM

(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.9218 — CVC Capital Partners/K3)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 49/02)

On 29 January 2019, 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 32019M9218. 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.9176 — Magna/Getrag Ford Transmissions Slovakia)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 39/04)

On 22 January 2019, 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 32019M9176. 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.9257 — NEC/KMD)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 57/06)

On 6 February 2019, 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 32019M9257. 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.9163 — DA Agravis Machinery Holding/Konekesko Eesti/Sia Konekesko Latvija/UAB Konekesko Lietuva)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 55/10)

1. On 4 February 2019, 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: — DA Agravis Machinery Holding A/S (Denmark), controlled by the Danish Agro Group, — Danish Agro Machinery Holding A/S (Denmark), controlled by the Danish Agro Group, — Konekesko Eesti (Estonia), controlled by Konekesko Oy, — Oy Sia Konekesko Latvija (Latvia), controlled by Konekesko Oy, — UAB Konekesko Lietuva (Lithuania), controlled by Konekesko Oy, — Assets of Konekesko Oy (Finland), which belongs to the Kesko Group. Danish Agro Group, through its subsidiaries DA Agravis Machinery Holding A/S and Danish Agro Machinery Holding A/S, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Konekesko Eesti, Oy Sia Konekesko Latvija, UAB Konekesko Lietuva, and assets of Konekesko Oy, which constitute the whole of Kesko Group’s agrimachinery business in Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and purchase of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Danish Agro Group: mainly sale of animal feedstuff mixes, premix and vitamin mixes, fertiliser, crop protection, seed, energy and the purchase of crops from farmers. Danish Agro is also active in the sale of agricultural machinery and provision of after-sales services. — for Kesko Group’s agrimachinery business: import, sale and provision of after-sales services of agricultural machinery to farmers and independent entrepreneurs who offer services to farmers, such as harvesting 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.9163 — DA Agravis Machinery Holding/Konekesko Eesti/Sia Konekesko Latvija/UAB Konekesko Lietuva 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.9260 — PSP/Allianz/Greystar/Paul Street East)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 68/10)

1. On 14 February 2019, 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: — Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSP’, Canada), — Allianz Real Estate Investments SA (‘Allianz’, Luxembourg), belonging to the Allianz Group (Germany), — Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC (‘Greystar’, USA), — Paul Street East (‘Paul Street East’, UK). PSP, Allianz and Greystar acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Paul Street East. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for PSP: the pension investment manager of the pension plans of the Canadian Federal Public Service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserved Force. It manages a diversified potfolio including stocks, bonds and other fixed-income securities as well as investments in private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt, — for Allianz: part of the Allianz Group, a multinational financial service provider which is active worldwide in the insurance and asset management business, — for Greystar: develops, acquires and manages rental housing projects and portfolios for itself and on behalf of various institutional, sovereign wealth and private investors. — for Paul Street East: student accommodation property located in London, UK.

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.9260 — PSP/Allianz/Greystar/Paul Street East 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9126 — MHI/Danfoss/AIP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 60/02)

On 8 February 2019, 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 32019M9126. 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.9276 — Sika/Financière Dry Mix Solutions)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 75/05)

1. On 20 February 2019, 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: — Sika AG (‘Sika’, Switzerland), — Financière Dry Mix Solutions SAS (‘Financière Dry Mix Solutions’, France). Sika acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Financière Dry Mix Solutions. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Sika: development and production of high-quality concrete admixtures, mortars, sealants and adhesives, damping and reinforcing materials, structural strengthening systems, industrial flooring as well as roofing and waterproofing systems which are used in the building sector and by manufacturing industries, — for Financière Dry Mix Solutions: production and commercialisation of mortar products used in the construction 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.

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.9276 — Sika/Financière Dry Mix Solutions 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.9169 — Caisse des dépôts et consignations/Swiss Life/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 70/03)

On 12 February 2019, 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 French 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 32019M9169. 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.9145 — Kongsberg Gruppen/Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 96/03)

On 1 March 2019, 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 32019M9145. 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.9317 — ArcelorMittal/CLN/Ilva SSCs)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 83/10)

1. On 21 February 2019, 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: — ArcelorMittal SA (‘ArcelorMittal’, Luxembourg), — CLN – Coils Lamiere Nastri SpA (‘CLN’, Italy), — ArcelorMittal CLN Distribuzione Italia srl (‘AMCLN’, Italy), controlled by ArcelorMittal and CLN, and — Ilva’s steel service centres in Legarno and Paderno Dugnano (the ‘Ilva SSCs’, Italy), controlled by ArcelorMittal. ArcelorMittal and CLN acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Ilva SSCs. The concentration is accomplished by way of a transfer of ownership from ArcelorMittal to AMCLN.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for undertaking ArcelorMittal: the production, distribution, marketing, and sale of steel products, — for undertaking CLN: the production of steel automotive components and steel wheels, and distribution of steel products through SSCs outside Italy, and — for the Ilva SSCs: two steel service centres located in Legarno and Paderno Dugnano.

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.9317 — ArcelorMittal/CLN/Ilva SSCs 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’).