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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10582 - GAMALIFE / GOING CONCERN OF ZURICH INVESTMENTS LIFE)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 68/05)

1. On 1 February 2022, 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: — GamaLife – Companhia de Seguros de Vida, S.A. (‘GamaLife’, Portugal), — A business unit of Zurich Investments Life S.p.A. (the ‘Target’, Italy). Gamalife will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the Target. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — Gamalife is a life insurance undertaking, primarily active in Portugal, wholly-owned by investment funds advised by Apax Partners LLP (‘AP’, UK). — The Target is a mainly closed portfolio of life insurance contracts, together with the relevant assets, operations, contracts, employees, rights, liabilities and obligations.

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 not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: M.10582 - GAMALIFE / GOING CONCERN OF ZURICH INVESTMENTS LIFE 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.10509 – MIRA / OTPP / PGGM / BCI / OMERS / AIMCO / PUGET)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 63/01)

On 31 January 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10509. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10596 – OTPP / KKR / GREENCOLLAR)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 74/01)

On 7 February 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10596. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10515 –ILIAD / UPC POLSKA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 70/05)

1. On 3 February 2022, 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: — Iliad S.A. (France), parent company of the Iliad Group (‘Iliad’), controlled by Mr. Xavier Niel — UPC Polska sp. z o.o. (‘UPC’, Poland), controlled by Liberty Global Inc. Iliad S.A. will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation indirect control of the whole of UPC. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — For Iliad S.A.: provision of telecommunication services in France, Italy and in Poland. IIliad S.A. is the parent company of Iliad, which is ultimately controlled by Mr. Xavier Niel. Mr. Xavier Niel ultimately controls other companies active in various sectors. In the sector of telecommunications, Xavier Niel’s Group is active in Ireland, Malta, Cyprus, France, in Italy and Poland. — For UPC: provision of fixed telephony services, fixed internet services, pay TV services, as well as business connectivity and mobile telecommunication services in Poland.

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.10515 –ILIAD / UPC POLSKA 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.10600 – EDFI / MUBADALA / EMERGE JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 89/04)

1. On 17 February 2022, 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: — EDF International (‘EDFI’, France), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Electricité de France SA (‘EDF’, France), — Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC - Masdar (‘Masdar’, United Arab Emirates), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (‘Mubadala’, United Arab Emirates), — Emerge Limited (the ‘JV’ or ‘Emerge’, United Arab Emirates), jointly controlled by EDFI and Masdar. The concentration consists of the transformation of Emerge, an existing non full-function joint venture which is jointly controlled by EDFI and Masdar, into a full-function joint venture performing on a lasting basis all the functions of an autonomous economic entity within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation. The concentration is accomplished by way of contract or any other means.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — EDF: the generation, transmission, distribution, supply, and trading of energy in France and internationally, — Masdar: a renewable energy and sustainability company that advances solutions in energy, water, urban development and clean technologies in the United Arab Emirates and around the world, — Emerge: the operation of building energy efficiency, on-site solar power generation and public street lighting projects in the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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 not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: M.10600 – EDFI / MUBADALA / EMERGE 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.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10349 – AMAZON/MGM)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 78/05)

1. On 8 February 2022, 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: — Amazon.com, Inc. (‘Amazon’, USA) — MGM Holdings Inc. (‘MGM’, USA) Amazon will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of MGM. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — Amazon operates a range of businesses including retail, entertainment, consumer electronics, and technology services. Amazon is active in the (co-)production of audio-visual (‘AV’) content through Amazon Studios. This content is available alongside third-party content on Amazon’s home entertainment offering, Prime Video, to consumers in the EEA and internationally. In addition, Amazon produces streaming media player devices and supplies other forms of digital content, — MGM is active in the production and global distribution of AV content. In particular, MGM is involved in the development, production, financing, and acquisition of films for theatrical release, as well as the production and licensing of films for distribution via all other means, e.g., nontheatrical, free and pay television, physical home video, and all forms of digital home entertainment. In the EEA, MGM distributes its content through third parties. MGM is also active in licensing intellectual property rights for use in consumer products and interactive games.

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.10349 – AMAZON/MGM 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.10597 – SMS / ALTOR FUND MANAGER / KAEFER HOLDING / KAEFER ISOLIERTECHNIK)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 104/08)

1. On 24 February 2022, 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: — Altor Fund Manager AB (‘Alter Fund Manager’, Sweden); — SMS GmbH (‘SMS’, Germany); — Kaefer Holding SE & Co. KG (‘Kaefer Holding’, Germany); — Kaefer Isoliertechnik (‘Kaefer’, Germany), currently solely controlled by Kaefer Holding. Altor Fund Manager, SMS and Kaefer Holding will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Kaefer. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the above undertakings are the following: — Altor Fund Manager is the fund manager of a group of private equity funds, including Altor Fund V which is the Altor fund making the investment in Kaefer; — SMS is a family-owned company active in plant and machinery construction for the metallurgical and rolling technology sectors; — Kaefer Holding is a family-owned holding company with no other business interests apart from Kaefer and does not generate turnover outside its participation in Kaefer; — Kaefer is a provider of insulation services and access solutions (e.g. scaffolding) as well as surface protection and passive fire protection services. Kaefer also provides related services such as electro-mechanical, asbestos removal and refractory services to industrial clients or interior outfitting services to customers active in construction and shipbuilding.

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 not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: M.10597 - SMS / ALTOR FUND MANAGER / KAEFER HOLDING / KAEFER ISOLIERTECHNIK 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.10610 – ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND SINGAPORE / CLYDE INVESTMENTS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 102/10)

1. On 21 February 2022, 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: — Archer Daniels Midland Singapore Pte. Ltd. (‘ADM Singapore’, Singapore), controlled by Archer Daniels Midland Company (‘ADM Group’, USA), — Clyde Investments (‘Clyde Investments’, Singapore) controlled by Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited (‘Temasek’, Singapore), — JV (Singapore). ADM Singapore and Clyde Investments will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the JV. The concentration is accomplished by way of subscription of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — ADM Singapore is active in the food and nutrition sectors in Asia. ADM Singapore is part of ADM Group which is active in a broad range of activities including the processing of oilseeds, corn, sugar, wheat and other agricultural commodities and in the manufacture of vegetable oils and other value added food and feed ingredients and additives at global level; — Clyde Investments is active in the contract manufacturing of plant-based protein products in Asia. It is a subsidiary of Temasek, an investment company active in broad spectrum of industries at global level including life sciences & agri-food; — The JV whose name will be agreed between ADM Singapore and Clyde Investments, is a greenfield full-function joint venture to be set up in Singapore to provide contract development and manufacturing organization services for microbial fermentation solution and microbial ingredients for food applications and related consultancy services in Singapore.

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 not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: M.10610 – ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND SINGAPORE / CLYDE INVESTMENTS 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.10589 – ADT / FORD NEXT / SNTNL)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 122/09)

On 24 February 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10589. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10609 – EURAZEO / PSPIB / FST HOTELS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 115/04)

On 25 February 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10609. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10584 – LUFTHANSA / VW / JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 134/11)

1. On 15 March 2022, 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: — Lufthansa Industry Solutions AS GmbH (‘LHIND’, Germany), controlled by Deutsche Lufthansa AG (‘Lufthansa’, Germany), — A4nXT GmbH (‘A4nXT’, Gemany), controlled by Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft (‘Volkswagen’, Germany), — Joint Venture company (‘JV’, Germany). A4nXT and LHIND will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of 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 and the newly set-up joint venture are the following: — For LHIND: subsidiary of the German aviation group Lufthansa Group active in the provision of IT consulting services, — For A4nXT: holding company and subsidiary of the German automobile consortium Volkswagen Group focused on the provision of services for digitalized manufacturing and services, — For the JV: newly created entity that will provide IT consulting services and ancillary IT services to Volkswagen and to third parties in the automotive industry and other industries.

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 not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: M.10584 – LUFTHANSA / VW / 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.10153 – ORANGE / TELEKOM ROMANIA COMMUNICATIONS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 126/04)

On 28 July 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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) 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 policy’ 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 32021M10153. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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