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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9367 — Mirova/Predica/Indigo)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 251/04)

1. On 19 July 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: — Mirova S.A. (‘Mirova’, France), — Prévoyance Dialogue du Crédit Agricole S.A. (‘Predica’, France), — Indigo Group (‘Indigo’, France). Mirova and Predica acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Indigo by acquiring Infra Foch Topco, the holding company of the Indigo group. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Mirova: an asset management company which is ultimately controlled by Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne (‘BPCE’) Groupe. BPCE is headquartered in Paris, France and is active in a full range of banking and insurance activities, — for Predica: a life and health insurance company belonging to Crédit Agricole Assurances, headquartered in Paris France, — for Indigo: Indigo is headquartered in Paris, France, and offers vehicle parking services as well as digital parking and individual mobility services, mostly in France, Belgium, Spain and Luxembourg.

3. On a 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.9367 — Mirova/Predica/Indigo 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.9411 — Paker-Hannifin Corporation/Lord Corporation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 273/02)

On 6 August 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 32019M9411. 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.9365 — EPPL/APG/KRC/citizenM)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 267/06)

On 14 June 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 32019M9365. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Final Report of the Hearing Officer (1)

Thales/Gemalto

(M.8797)

(2019/C 287/03)

1. On 18 June 2018, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration by which Thales S.A. (‘Thales’) would acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (2) (the ‘Merger Regulation’) sole control of Gemalto N.V. (‘Gemalto’) (‘Proposed Transaction’).

2. On 23 July 2018, the Commission adopted a decision initiating proceedings pursuant to Article 6(1)(c) of the Merger Regulation in which it indicated that the Proposed Transaction raised serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market and the EEA Agreement. On 21 August 2018, Thales submitted written comments on this decision.

3. Thales submitted a first set of proposed commitments on 10 October 2018 to address the competition concerns raised by the Commission. The Commission launched the market test of the proposed commitments on 11 October 2018. On the basis of feedback from the Commission’s market testing of this package, Thales submitted revised commitments on 7 November 2018 (the ‘Final Commitments’).

4. The Commission did not issue a statement of objections pursuant to Article 13(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004. (3) There was no formal oral hearing in accordance with Article 14 of that regulation.

5. One interested third person was admitted in the present proceedings.

6. The draft decision concludes that the Final Commitments are capable of removing the serious doubts as to the compatibility of the Proposed Transaction with the internal market. It therefore declares the Proposed Transaction compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement, subject to certain conditions and obligations that must be complied with.

7. Overall, I consider that the effective exercise of procedural rights has been respected during the present proceedings.

Brussels, 29 November 2018. Joos STRAGIER

(1) Pursuant to Articles 16 and 17 of Decision 2011/695/EU of the President of the European Commission of 13 October 2011 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 275, 20.10.2011, p. 29) (‘Decision 2011/695/EU’).

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

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (OJ L 133, 30.4.2004, p. 1; corrigendum in OJ L 172, 6.5.2004, p. 9)
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9494 — Equistone/Heras)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 279/06)

1. On 6 August 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: — Equistone Partners Europe Fund VI (‘Equistone’, United Kingdom), controlled by Equistone LLP, — Hela N.V. (Belgium), Heras Deutschland GmbH, HERAS Mobilzaun GmbH (Germany), Heras France S.A.S., Heras Cloture Mobile et Securité S.A.R.L., Heras Cloture Mobile Production S.A.S. (France), CRH Fencing & Security Ltd. (UK), Perimeter Protection Holding B.V. (the Netherlands), Heras Norge AS (Norway), Heras Polska sp. z o.o. (Poland), and Heras AB (Sweden), (together ‘Heras’), belonging to CRH Group plc. Equistone acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Heras. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Equistone: Mid-market private equity investment firm operating across Europe, — for Heras: Supply of perimeter protection solutions and services (diverse fencing systems, installations, maintenance and repair services) with manufacturing sites across Europe.

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.9494 — Equistone/Heras 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.9397 — Mirova/GE/Desarrollo Eólico Las Majas)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 291/01)

On 14 August 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 32019M9397. 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.9493 — Triton/Aleris)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 309/05)

On 5 September 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 32019M9493. 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.9523 — Munich RE/DIF/Green Investment Group/Covanta/Dublin Waste-To-Energy facility)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 307/06)

1. On 2 September 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: — Münchner Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in München (‘Munich Re’, Germany), — DIF Infrastructure V Cooperatief U.A (‘DIF’), controlled by DIF Management Holding BV (the Netherlands), — Green Investment Group Limited (‘GIG’, UK), controlled by the Macquarie Group (Australia), — Covanta Holding Corporation (‘Covanta’, USA), — Covanta Europe Assets Limited (‘Dublin Waste-to-Energy facility’, Ireland). Munich Re, DIF, GIG and Covanta acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the Dublin Waste-to-Energy facility. The Dublin Waste-to-Energy facility is currently jointly controlled by DIF, GIG and Covanta. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Munich Re operates primarily in the reinsurance and insurance sectors, — DIF is an infrastructure investment fund, — GIG specialises in green infrastructure principal investment, project delivery and portfolio management and related services, — Covanta is primarily involved in the waste disposal and energy sectors, — The Dublin Waste-to-Energy facility is active in the disposal of waste and generation of electricity.

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.9523 — Munich RE/DIF/Green Investment Group/Covanta/Dublin Waste-To-Energy facility 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.9551 — Toyota/Panasonic/Prime Life Technologies JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 315/09)

1. On 10 September 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: — Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan), — Panasonic Corporation (Japan). Toyota and Panasonic acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Prime Life Technologies 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 Toyota: primarily active in the design, manufacture, assembly and sale of passenger vehicles, minivans and commercial vehicles (such as trucks) and related parts and accessories globally, — for Panasonic: primarily active in the development, manufacture, and sale of a wide range of audio-visual and communication products, home appliances, electronic components and devices (including batteries), industrial and other products globally, — for Prime Life Technologies JV: to be active in construction services, housing construction, home remodelling and/or elderly care services mainly in Japan.

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.9551 — Toyota/Panasonic/Prime Life Technologies 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.9558 — Triton/All4Labels Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 314/09)

1. On 9 September 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: — Triton Managers V Limited (Jersey), Triton Fund V GP S.à r.l. (Luxembourg), and TFF V Limited (Jersey) (together referred to as ‘Triton Fund V’), — All4Labels Group GmbH (Germany) and its subisidaries (together referred to as ‘All4Labels Group’). Triton Fund V acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of All4Labels Group. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Triton Fund V belongs to a group of independent European private equity funds managed and advised by the Triton group (collectively ‘Triton’, Channel Islands). The private equity funds managed by the Triton group, including Triton Fund V, are dedicated to investing primarily in medium-sized businesses headquartered in Northern Europe, with particular focus on businesses in three core sectors: Business Services, Industrials and Consumer/Health, — All4Labels Group develops and manufactures labels, i.e., foils, plastic or paper films that can be affixed to a container or product, as well as customer-specific niche products such as laminate and labelled tubes, folding cartons, and certain flexible packaging products (e.g., stand up pouches and lid films used for food packaging).

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.9558 — Triton/All4Labels Group 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.9387 — Allied Irish Banks/First Data Corporation/Semeral)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 322/06)

1. On 18 September 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: — Allied Irish Banks (‘AIB’, Ireland), — First Data Corporation (‘FDC’, USA), and — Semeral (Ireland). AIB and FDC acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Semeral. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — AIB is is a financial services group operating predominantly in Ireland, — FDC provides e-commerce and payment services to businesses worldwide, and — Semeral is the holding company for Payzone Ireland, which operates a multi-channel consumer payments acceptance network in Ireland.

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.9387 — Allied Irish Banks/First Data Corporation/Semeral Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax: +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9468 — Centerbridge/Solidus)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 318/05)

On 30 August 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 32019M9468. 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.9420 — Crédit Agricole/Banco Santander/Santander Securities Services)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 332/01)

On 24 September 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 32019M9420. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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