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Official Journal of the European Union

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.9178 — Cargill/ADM/GrainBridge/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 31/02)

On 13 December 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration between Cargill and ADM. On 21 January 2019, the notifying party/ies informed the Commission that it/they withdrew its/their notification.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9257 — NEC/KMD)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 28/04)

1. On 15 January 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: — NEC Corporation (‘NEC’, Japan), — KMD Holding APS (‘KMD’, Denmark), owned by the private equity firm Advent International and the Danish pension fund Sampension. NEC acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of KMD. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for NEC: a Japanese technology group providing equipment and IT solutions to the public and private sectors. Through its subsidiary Northgate Public Services Limited (‘NPS’), NEC provides IT services to the public sector in the UK. — for KMD: a Danish IT company active in the provision of IT solutions for local and central governments primarily in Denmark and the Nordic countries.

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.9257 — NEC/KMD 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.9228 — Denso/Aisin/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 39/05)

On 23 January 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 32019M9228. 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.9269 — ENGIE/BPCE/ENGIE PV Curbans)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 37/06)

1. On 24 January 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: — Engie S.A. (‘Engie’, France), — Mirova Eurofideme 4 (France), belonging to the Banque Populaire Caisse d’Epargne Group (‘BPCE’, France), — ENGIE PV Curbans (‘The Target’, France). Engie and BPCE acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Target. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Engie is an industrial company active in the fields of gas, electricity and energy services. It is active throughout the entire energy-value chain. — BPCE is a French financial institution mainly active in financial services and banking. — The Target holds a photovoltaic plant and is active in the generation and wholesale of electricity in 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 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.9269 — ENGIE/BPCE/ENGIE PV Curbans 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.9175 — Total/Chevron Denmark)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 53/04)

1. On 1 February 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: — Total Holdings USA. Inc. (‘Total’) (United States of America), — Chevron Denmark Inc. (‘Chevron Denmark’) (United States of America), belonging to the Chevron Group. Total acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Chevron Denmark. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Total is an international integrated energy producer and provider, engaged in every sector of the oil and gas industry, including upstream (hydrocarbons, development and production) and downstream (refining, petrochemicals, speciality chemicals, trading and shipping of crude oil and petroleum products and marketing). Total is also involved in the renewable energy and power generation sectors, — Chevron Denmark is a company active in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas originating from the Danish North Sea.

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.9175 — Total/Chevron Denmark 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.8948 — Spirit/Asco)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 49/09)

1.

On 30 January 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:

— Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (USA),

— Asco Industries N.V., Asco Management NV and Immobiliere Asco NV, through the holding company S.R.I.F. NV (Belgium).

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (‘Spirit’) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Asco Industries N.V., Asco Management NV and Immobiliere Asco NV, through the holding company S.R.I.F. NV (‘Asco’).

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

The same concentration was already notified to the Commission on 17 September 2018, but the notification was subsequently withdrawn on 25 October 2018.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9197 — Hanon Systems/Magna International (Rotor Business))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 58/05)

On 5 February 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 32019M9197. 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.9268 — Macquarie/JERA Power International/Ørsted InvestCo/Swancor/Formosa 1 Wind Power)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 57/03)

On 1 February 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 32019M9268. 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.9265 — Schwarz Gruppe/Nord-Westdeutsche Papierrohstoff/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 70/05)

On 18 February 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 German and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9265. 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.9267 — KKR/Telepizza)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 67/04)

1. On 13 February 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: — KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, United States of America), — Telepizza Group, S.A. (‘Telepizza’, Spain). KKR acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation indirect sole control of the whole of Telepizza. The concentration is accomplished by way of an acquisition of shares via a public tender offer.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned by the notified concentration are: — KKR is a global investment firm, which offers a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and provides capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and other clients, — Telepizza manages a network of fast-food restaurants, operated both through proprietary stores and through franchised stores, as well as food delivery services. In 2018, Telepizza and Pizza Hut International, LLC (‘Pizza Hut,’ part of the YUM! Group) announced a strategic deal and master franchise alliance, under which Telepizza’s network will expand to approximately 2 560 restaurants in 37 countries, largely concentrated in the Iberian Peninsula, Mexico, and Central and South America. The Telepizza/Pizza Hut transaction closed in December 2018.

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.9267 — KKR/Telepizza 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.9226 — CommScope/ARRIS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 83/01)

On 22 February 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 32019M9226. 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.9167 — Patron Capital/Marriott International/PEH Warsaw Bidco)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 75/01)

On 20 February 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 32019M9167. 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.9259 — Investindustrial/Natra)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 102/02)

On 5 March 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 32019M9259. 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.9106 — Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations/Reden H2/Berroute)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 94/06)

1. On 5 March 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: — The Caisse des Dépôts et des Consignations (‘CDC’, France), — The firm Reden H2 (France), a subsidiary of the Reden Solar group, controlled by Eurazeo and InfraVia, — SAS Berroute (‘Berroute’, France). The operation consists of the acquisition of joint control, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, of the joint undertaking Berroute by the CDC and the firm Reden H2, which already has exclusive control of Berroute. The concentration is accomplished by means of the acquisition by the CDC of a 49 % share of the capital of Berroute.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — The CDC is a public institution carrying out activities of general interest in support of public policies conducted by the State, and is active in the management of private funds. It also carries out activities, through its subsidiaries, in the fields of energy and the environment, real estate, investment and services, — Reden Solar is a group of companies, including Reden H2, active in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of photovoltaic power stations and related project development. Its parent companies, Eurazeo and InfraVia, are investment companies, — Berroute is a company whose purpose is the development, construction, financing and operation of the project to build and operate a photovoltaic power plant located in Saucats, 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 ten days following the date on which this notification is published. The following reference should always be specified: M.9106 — Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations/Reden H2/Berroute. 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.
Initiation of proceedings

(Case M.9076 — Novelis/Aleris)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 121/01)

On 25 March 2019, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+ 32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.9076 — Novelis/Aleris, to the following 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.9263 — Moma Lieux/Unibail-Rodamco/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 111/04)

On 15 March 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 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 32019M9263. 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.9130 — Société Générale/Commerzbank EMC Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 125/01)

On 11 February 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 32019M9130. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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