ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9722 — Asterion/Swiss/EDF/Energy Asset)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 72/05)

1. On 24 February 2020, 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: — Asterion Industrial Partners SGEIC, S.A. (‘Asterion’, Spain), — Swiss Life Asset Management AG (‘SLAM’, Switzerland), — Electricité de France SA (‘EDF’, France), — Energy Assets Group (‘EAG’, United Kingdom). Asterion, SLAM and EDF acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of EAG. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Asterion is an independent investment management firm focusing on European infrastructure, — SLAM is a leading European provider of comprehensive life and pensions and financial solutions to both individuals and corporations, — EDF is active on the electricity markets (production, wholesale, trading, transmission, distribution and supply) as well as in the provision of gas , waste recycling and energy services. — EAG is a provider of industrial and commercial gas and electricity metering and data services in Great Britain. EAG also provides multi-utility network construction and adoption services to residential and industrial and commercial within Great Britain. EAG is currently jointly controlled by Alinda Capital Partners III Ltd and Hermes GPE LLP.

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.9722 — Asterion/Swiss/EDF/Energy Asset 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.9507 — Salini Impregilo/Astaldi)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 90/04)

1. On 9 March 2020, 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: — Salini Impregilo S.p.A. (‘Salini Impregilo’, Italy); — Astaldi S.p.A. (‘Astaldi’, Italy). Salini Impregilo acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Astaldi. The concentration is accomplished in two phases: first, the acquisition of control will be accomplished through contractual rights arising from an offer submitted by Salini Impregilo to Astaldi’s controlling shareholder and, at the end of the court-supervised insolvency proceedings, by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Salini Impregilo: general contractor active in the market for construction services on a global scale, specifically in 10 EU Member States including Italy, Romania and Poland and in other 30 countries outside the EEA; — for Astaldi: general contractor active in the market for construction services on a global scale, specifically in four EU Member States including Italy, Romania and Poland and in 14 countries 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. 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.9507 — Salini Impregilo/Astaldi 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.9665 — General Real Estate/Apleona Real Estate/Property Management JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 83/01)

On 5 March 2020, 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 32020M9665. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

(Case M.9680 — La Voix du Nord/SIM/Mediacontact/Roof Media)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 99/03)

On 10 February 2020, 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 32020M9680. 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.9710 — Bertelsmann/Penguin Random House)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 98/03)

On 12 March 2020, 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 32020M9710. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

(Case M.9755 – MAIF 2/PSP/AirTrunk)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 113/02)

On 27 March 2020, 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 32020M9755. 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.9663 – Vossloh Rail Services/Rhomberg Sersa Rail Holding/Vossloh Rail Maintenance (Railway Switches Repair and Maintenance))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 102/01)

On 16 March 2020, 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 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 32020M9663. 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.9784 – Triton/Renk)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 124/09)

1. On 8 April 2020, 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: — Triton Managers V Limited (‘Triton Fund V’, Jersey), — RENK AG (‘Renk’, Germany), controlled by Volkswagen AG. Triton Fund V acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Renk. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Triton Fund V: investing in medium-sized companies headquartered in Central and Northern Europe operating in different markets, with particular focus on three core sectors: business services, industrials and consumer/health, — for Renk: manufacturing transmissions for tracked vehicles, suspension systems, test systems, wind gear units and slide bearings, mill gear units, high-speed gear units, extruder gear units, marine propulsion units and couplings.

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.9784 – Triton/Renk 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.9774 – Bain Capital Investors/Neuberger Berman/Engineering Ingegneria Informatica)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 119/05)

1. On 2 April 2020, 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: — Bain Capital Investors, LLC (‘Bain’, USA), — NB Renaissance Partners Holdings S.à r.l. (belonging to the Neuberger Berman Group, ‘NB’, USA), — Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A. (‘Ingegneria’, Italy). Bain and NB acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Ingegneria.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Bain: private equity investments in companies across a number of industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, and communications, financial and industrial/manufacturing, — for NB: management of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund portfolios, — for Ingegneria: provision of IT outsourcing services, mainly 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. 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.9774 – Bain Capital Investors/Neuberger Berman/Engineering Ingegneria Informatica 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.9614 – OBB-TS/LTE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 138/01)

On 14 April 2020, 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 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 32020M9614. 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.9772 – Helvetia/CASER)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 131/10)

1. On 14 April 2020, 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: — Helvetia Schweizerische Versicherungsgesellschaft AG (‘Helvetia’, Switzerland), ultimately controlled by Helvetia Holding AG, — Caja de Seguros Reunidos, Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A (‘CASER’, Spain). Helvetia acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of CASER. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — CASER: Spanish group focused on the insurance business, as well as the provision of healthcare services, dental clinics, or care home services. — Helvetia: Swiss all-lines insurer, also present in certain European Union Member States (such as Germany, Austria, France, Italy, and Spain). It is ultimately controlled by Helvetia Holding AG, a Swiss company listed in the Swiss stock exchange.

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.9772 – Helvetia/CASER 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.
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.9097 – Boeing/Embraer)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 167/05)

Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004

On 30 August 2019, the European Commission received notification (1) of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) (‘Merger Regulation’).

On 4 October 2019, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings (3) under Article 6(1)(c) of the Merger Regulation.

Based on statements by the parties and evidence in the file, the concentration, as notified by the parties, was considered to have been abandoned for the purposes of the application of the EU Merger Regulation.

(1) OJ C 304, 9.9.2019, p. 3.

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

(3) OJ C 347, 14.10.2019, p. 8.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9759 – Nexi/Intesa Sanpaolo (Merchant acquiring business))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 180/11)

1. On 19 May 2020, 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: — Nexi S.p.A (‘Nexi’, Italy), controlled by Advent International Corporation and Bain Capital Investors, L.L.C, — Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A’s merchant acquiring business (‘ISP’s merchant acquiring business’, Italy) Nexi acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of ISP’s merchant acquiring business. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Nexi: Nexi is active in the card payment systems sector in Italy and provides a range of services for merchants, such as merchant acquiring, processing services and provision of POS terminals and related services, — for ISP’s merchant acquiring business: the provision of merchant acquiring services primarily 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.9759 – Nexi/Intesa Sanpaolo (Merchant acquiring 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’).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9815 – Advent/Cinven/thyssenkrupp Elevator)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 174/06)

1. On 12 May 2020, 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: — Advent International Corporation (US, ‘Advent’), — Cinven Capital Management (VII) General Partner Limited (UK, ‘Cinven’), — thyssenkrupp Elevator AG (Germany, ‘tkE’), controlled by thyssenkrupp AG. Advent and Cinven acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of tkE. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Advent: acquisition of equity stakes and the management of investment funds in various sectors, including business and financial services, — for Cinven: provision of investment management and investment advisory services to a number of investment funds, — for tkE: installation and servicing of elevators, escalators, passenger boarding bridges and stairlifts, as well as directly related ancillary activities.

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.9815 – Advent/Cinven/thyssenkrupp Elevator 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’).