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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9499 — AXA/Cardif/SECAR)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 360/07)

1. On 16 October 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: — AXA (France), — BNP Paribas Cardif (Cardif, France), controlled by BNP Paribas, — Société Civile pour l’Etude et l’Aménagement du Centre d’Affaires Régional de Rungis (SECAR, France), controlled by Cardif. AXA and Cardif acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of SECAR. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — AXA: insurance group active in life and health insurance and other forms of insurance, and investment management worldwide, — Cardif: insurance group active in savings and protection products, and investment management worldwide, — SECAR: owner of the Belle Épine shopping mall in Thiais in Île-de-France.

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 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. The following reference should always be specified: M.9499 — AXA/Cardif/SECAR 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.9453 — Phillips 66/Fortress Investment Group/United Pacific)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 356/01)

On 11 October 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 32019M9453. 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.9556 — Triton/Grupo Fertiberia)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 371/01)

On 23 October 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 32019M9556. 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.9379 — Umicore/Cattierite Holdings Coöperatief)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 364/09)

Umicore acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Cattierite, including FCO’s cobalt refinery and downstream production of battery grade cobalt materials and precursors. KCHL will retain FCO’s non-battery business and some sales for battery applications made by the non-battery business. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

Cattierite Holdings Coöperatief U.A. (The Netherlands, ‘Cattierite’), controlled by Koboltti Chemicals Holdings Limited (Bermuda, ‘KCHL’). Cattierite is a holding company, which owns and controls another holding company, Carollite Holdings B.V. (The Netherlands), and Freeport Cobalt Oy (Finland, ‘FCO’).

On 18 October 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 )

for Cattierite: producing battery grade cobalt materials and precursors through the refining of purchased input cobalt materials. Cattierite is a holding company active in this business through its subsidiary FCO.

for Umicore: supplying cathode materials for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries used in portable electronics and electrified vehicles, as well as supplying metal bonding powders, super alloys and cobalt chemicals for a range of non-battery applications. Umicore is a global materials technology and recycling group. Its activities are organised in three business groups: Catalysis, Energy & Surface Technologies and Recycling,

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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.9379 — Umicore/Cattierite Holdings Coöperatief

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:
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9605 — DAK Americas/Lotte Chemical UK)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 382/09)

1. On 4 November 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: — DAK Americas Exterior, S.L. (‘DAK Americas’, Spain), ultimately controlled by ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V. (‘ALFA Group’, Mexico), — Lotte Chemical UK Limited (‘Lotte UK’, United Kingdom), The ALFA Group, though its subsidiary DAK Americas, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Lotte UK. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — DAK Americas is part of the ALFA Group, an industrial conglomerate headquartered in Mexico, active in a range of areas including polyester, plastics and chemicals, aluminium auto components, refrigerated foods, and IT & telecoms, — Lotte UK is active in the manufacture of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin.

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.9605 — DAK Americas/Lotte Chemical UK 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.9540 — Permira/Cambrex)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 379/06)

1. On 4 November 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Permira Holdings Limited (United Kingdom), and — Cambrex Corporation (United States of America). Permira Holdings Limited acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Cambrex Corporation. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Permira Holdings Limited: long-term private equity investments in companies active in a wide variety of sectors, including in the area of pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing where Permira controls two companies, Lyophilization Services of New England (LSNE) and Quotient Sciences, — for Cambrex Corporation: pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing providing drug substance, drug product, and analytical 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. 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.9540 — Permira/Cambrex 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.9539 — BNP Paribas/Deutsche Bank (Global Prime Finance and Electronic Equities Business Assets))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 389/03)

On 8 November 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 32019M9539. 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.9580 — Permira/Smith & Wiliamson)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 386/10)

1. On 8 November 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: — Tilney Group Limited (‘Tilney’, UK), which is ultimately controlled by Permira Holdings Limited (‘Permira’, Guernsey), — Smith & Williamson Holdings Limited (‘Smith & Williamson’, United Kingdom). Tilney acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Smith & Williamson. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Permira is a private equity business engaged in the provision of investment management services to a number of investment funds. Permira controls a number of portfolio companies which are active in a variety of sectors across a range of jurisdictions, — Tilney is an independent wealth management firm, with offices throughout the UK. It is primarily active in providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services to private clients, — Smith & Williamson is an independent financial and professional services firm, with offices throughout the UK and Ireland. Smith & Williamson offers, professional, financial and investment management services to individuals and businesses.

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.9580 — Permira/Smith & Wiliamson 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.9632 — E.ON/Berliner Stadtwerke/Tegel Energie)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 398/06)

1. On 15 November 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: — E.ON SE, a DAX-listed European energy company based in Essen, Germany, — Berliner Stadtwerke GmbH (‘BSW’), based in Berlin, Germany and a 100 %-subsidiary of Berliner Wasserbetriebe Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts (‘BWB’), — Tegel Energie, a newly formed joint venture, based in Berlin, Germany. E.ON and BSW acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Tegel Energie. 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: — E.ON SE: E.ON’s activities are focused on two main business pillars: (i) energy distribution networks and (ii) customer solutions (including electricity and gas retail supply), — BSW: BSW and BWB are municipal utilities. BWB is active with regard to drinking water supply and provides wastewater treatment services. BSW’s activities focus on the construction and operation of renewable energy plants and electricity retail supply, — Tegel Energie: Tegel Energie will construct and operate a new district heating and cooling network as well as generation facilities for two new residential/commercial areas on the site of today’s Berlin Tegel Airport.

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.9632 — E.ON/Berliner Stadtwerke/Tegel Energie 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.9545 — NS Groep/Pon Netherlands/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 395/11)

1. On 15 November 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: — NS Groep N.V. (‘NS’, the Netherlands), — Pon Netherlands B.V. (‘Pon’, the Netherlands). NS and Pon acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the newly created joint venture (the ‘JV’). 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 NS: part of the NS Group, a public transport operator in the Netherlands. It is the largest Dutch public transport operator with around 1 million travellers on an average day. It operates rail transport services and related services such as public transport bikes. The Dutch Ministry of Finance holds 100 % of the shares in NS, — for Pon: part of the Pon group, a global company with over 14,000 employees operating in 34 countries. The Pon group operates more than 80 companies in four different business clusters: Automotive, Pon Bike, Equipment & Power Systems and Industrial Mobility, — for the JV: will bring together NS’s and Pon’s Mobility as a Service (‘MaaS’) services, combining the Parties’ services to develop and manage multimodal shared mobility concepts for both consumers and businesses.

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.9545 — NS Groep/Pon Netherlands/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 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.9527 — New Media Investment Group/Gannett Co)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 405/03)

On 22 October 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 32019M9527. 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.9599 — Cobepa/Socotec)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 401/01)

On 20 November 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 32019M9599. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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