ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10045 — Eurazeo/IK Investment Partners/Questel)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 408/07)

1. On 19 November 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: — Eurazeo SE (‘Eurazeo’, France), — IK Investment Partners (Luxembourg), — Questel International SAS (‘Questel’, France). Eurazeo and IK Investment Partners acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Questel. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Eurazeo: an investment company which, through its portfolio companies, is present in a number of sectors, such as management of care homes for the elderly, management of convalescent and rehabilitation care homes, real estate services, production of board games, manufacture of electrical chargers and many other sectors, — IK Investment Partners: a private equity company which, through its portfolio companies, also operates in a wide range of sectors, such as business services, food and consumer goods, industries in general, and health, — Questel: an international supplier of intellectual property software and services. Questel has 19 offices worldwide and is active mainly in the United States, Europe (particularly in France, Germany and Sweden) and Asia (chiefly in Japan). Until the transaction takes place, Questel is controlled solely by IK Investment Partners.

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 ten days following the date on which this notification is published. The following reference should always be specified: M.10045 — Eurazeo/IK Investment Partners/Questel Observations can be sent to the Commission by e-mail, 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.9725 — Ardian/Groupe Cérélia)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 419/04)

On 26 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 32020M9725. 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.9950 — Clearlake Capital Group/TA Associates Management/Ivanti Software)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 415/06)

On 6 October 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 32020M9950. EUR-Lex is the on-line 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.10089 — Phillips 66/Fortress Investment Group/Pester Marketing)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 424/07)

1. On 1 December 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: — Phillips 66 Company (‘Phillips 66’, USA), — Fortress Investment Group LLC (‘Fortress’, USA), controlled by SoftBank Group Corp. (‘SoftBank’, Japan), — Pester Marketing gas station and convenience store business (‘Pester Marketing’, USA). Phillips 66 and Fortress indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Pester Marketing. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Phillips 66: processing, transporting, storing and marketing fuels and products globally through a portfolio of integrated midstream, chemicals, refining and marketing businesses, — for Fortress: global investment and asset management, — for Pester Marketing: owning and operating service stations selling motor fuel and daily consumer goods in the Rocky Mountain, Southwest and Mid-West regions of the USA.

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.10089 — Phillips 66/Fortress Investment Group/Pester Marketing 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.10057 — Schlumberger/CEA/Genvia JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 422/11)

1. On 27 November 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: — Schlumberger SA (‘Schlumberger’, France), — CEA Investissements SA (‘CEA Investissements’, France), controlled by the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (le Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, ‘CEA’, France), — Genvia (‘the joint venture’, France). Schlumberger and the CEA acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the joint venture. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Schlumberger is a global supplier for the oil and gas industry, — The CEA is a French public body involved in scientific, technical and industrial research. CEA Investissements seeks to make profitable investments by acquiring minority stakes in start-ups with a view to enabling the emergence and development of high-tech companies that apply research results, — Genvia will operate in the hydrogen production sector. It intends to produce reversible solid oxide electrochemical stacks (SOEC/SOFC) with different capacities, as well as modules that can be incorporated into electrolysers and more complete systems.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under 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 ten days following the date on which this notification is published. The following reference should always be specified: M.10057 — Schlumberger/CEA/Genvia JV Observations can be sent to the Commission by e-mail, 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.10025 — SKN/Lother Group/NORDTEAM JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 432/03)

On 3 December 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 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 32020M10025. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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

(Case M.10036 — Tata Consultancy Services Netherlands/Postbank Systems)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 427/01)

On 4 December 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 32020M10036. EUR-Lex is the on-line 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.10073 — Vitol/Drax Generation)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 447/08)

1. On 15 December 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: — Vitol Holding B.V. (‘Vitol’, the Netherlands), belonging to the Vitol group, — Drax Generation Enerprise Limited (‘Drax Generation’, the United Kingdom), belonging to Drax Group plc. Vitol acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Drax Generation. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Vitol: an energy and commodities trading company which trades and distributes energy products globally, and which generates electricity at one plant in the United Kingdom, — for Drax Generation: an electricity generation and wholesale supply company that owns and operates four combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants in the United Kingdom.

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.10073 — Vitol/Drax Generation 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.10048 — Mazda Motor Corporation/Mazda Motor Manufacturing de Mexico)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 436/01)

On 11 December 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 32020M10048. 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.9669 — PPF Group/Central European Media Enterprises)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 3/06)

On 6 October 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 32020M9669. 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.9848 — CMI/Rockaway/MR MC/Gjirafa Tech)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 6/04)

On 22 December 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 32020M9848. 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.9985 — GardaWorld/G4S)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 5/02)

On 30 November 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 32020M9985. 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.9956 — DTC/CEPCON/Hornsea One OFTO)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 18/01)

On 11 January 2021, 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 32021M9956. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9945 — Siemens Healthineers AG/Varian Medical Systems)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 8/05)

1. On 23 December 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: — Siemens Healthineers AG (‘Siemens Healthineers’, Germany), controlled by Siemens AG (Germany), — Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (‘Varian’, USA). Siemens Healthineers acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Varian. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Siemens Healthineers is a stock corporation headquartered in Erlangen (Germany) and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Siemens Healthineers provides healthcare solutions and services worldwide under three business segments: (i) Imaging; (ii) Laboratory Diagnostics; and (iii) Advanced Therapies, — Siemens AG is a technology company headquartered in Munich (Germany). Siemens is active worldwide and focuses on the areas of automation and digitalization in the process and manufacturing industries, intelligent infrastructure for buildings and distributed energy systems, smart mobility solutions for rail and road and medical technology and digital healthcare services, — Varian is a public corporation headquartered in Palo Alto (USA) and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Varian is a global provider of medical devices and software solutions for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiation therapy and other advanced treatments.

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.9945 – Siemens Healthineers/Varian Medical Systems 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.10073 — Vitol/Drax Generation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 22/01)

On 15 January 2021, 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 32021M10073. 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.10053 — Zollner Elektronik/Syskron Holding/Samhammer/TIKI)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 32/03)

On 22 January 2021, 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 32021M10053. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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