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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10062— SDK/Freja Transport&Logistics)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 415/14)

1. On 23 November 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — SDK A/S (‘SDK’, Denmark), part of the group A/S United Shipping & Trading Company (‘USTC’) and ultimately controlled by the Danish citizens Mr. Torben Østergaard Nielsen, Ms. Mia Østergaard Nielsen, and Ms. Nina Østergaard Borris; — Freja Transport & Logistics Holding A/S (‘FTL’, Denmark), owned by JJH Invest ApS and AH Skive ApS and ultimately controlled by the Danish citizen Mr. Jørgen Jørgensen Hansen. SDK acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of FTL. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for SDK: shipping, logistics, chartering and other services to the cruise industry in Northern Europe including stevedoring, port agency, customs clearing, commercial chartering, freight forwarding services by road and sea and to a limited extent by air; — for FTL: domestic and cross-border freight forwarding by land and to a limited extent by air and 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. 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.10062— SDK/Freja Transport & Logistics 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.9989 — BB Holding Investment/Duferdofin-Nucor)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 422/07)

On 24 November 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9989. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

(Case M.10058 – Porsche/Transnet/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 419/12)

1. On 27 November 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft (‘Porsche’, Germany), — TransnetBW GmbH (‘Transnet’, Germany), Porsche (through its subsidiary MHP) and Transnet intend to acquire joint control within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the EU Merger Control Regulation over a yet to be, i.e. newly established, joint venture company (‘JVC’). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Porsche: a wholly owned, indirectly controlled, subsidiary of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft (‘VWAG’), active worldwide in the development, manufacture, marketing and sale of passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, coaches, chassis for buses and diesel engines, motor bikes, each including spare parts, and accessories. The VW Group also engages in vehicle distribution. — for Transnet: transmission system operator with its headquarter in Stuttgart, Germany. Transnet operates a large part of the transmission system in Baden-Wuertemberg. Transnet is a wholly owned subsidiary of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (‘EnBW’), an integrated energy supply company based in Germany.

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.10058 – Porsche / Transnet / 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.9735 — Amex/GBT)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 428/06)

On 9 March 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9735. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
On 3 December 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

— Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (‘Brookfield’, Canada),

— Mansa Investments Sp. z o.o. (‘Mansa’), indirectly controlled by Ms Dominika Kulczyk (both of Poland),

— Polenergia S.A. (‘Polenergia’), indirectly controlled by Ms Dominika Kulczyk (both of Poland).

Brookfield and Mansa acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of parts of Polenergia.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of securities.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10051 — Allianz SE/TEF Infra/UGG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 442/02)

On 11 December 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M10051. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

(Case M.10037 — Mitsui/Veolia/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 435/03)

1. On 8 December 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Mitsui & Co., Ltd (‘Mitsui’, Japan), — Veolia Japan K.K. (‘Veolia’, Japan), controlled by Veolia Environnement (France) Mitsui and Veolia acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture, namely Circular PET Co., Ltd (‘Circular PET’, Japan). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Mitsui is a trading, business management and project development company, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Mitsui operates worldwide and is active in various sectors, including: (i) iron & steel products; (ii) mineral & metal resources; (iii) infrastructure projects; (iv) mobility; (v) basic chemicals; (vi) performance chemicals; (vii) energy; (viii) food resources; (ix) consumer services; and (x) IT & communication / corporate development, — Veolia is active in environmental management services. It designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions. Veolia is a wholly owned subsidiary of Veolia Environnement, which is listed on the Paris stock exchange and operates worldwide. Veolia Environnement is headquartered in Paris, France, — Circular PET will be active in the manufacture of recycled polyethylene terephthalate using waste polyethylene terephthalate bottles 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.10037 — Mitsui/Veolia/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.10014 — LGP/Centerbridge/Community Psychiatry)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 3/01)

On 14 December 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M10014. 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.10006 - Covestro/Koninklijke DSM)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 5/18)

1. On 23 December 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Covestro AG (‘Covestro’, Germany), — The Resins & Functional Materials businesses (‘Target’) of Koninklijke DSM N.V (‘DSM’, Netherlands). Covestro acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the Target. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Covestro AG focuses on the supply of high-performance polymers and components for such polymers. Covestro AG operates three segments: Polyurethanes (PUR), Polycarbonates (PCS), and Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties (CAS). — The Target is primarily active in the supply of resins for use in coatings and the supply of glass fibre coatings.

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.10006 - Covestro/Koninklijke DSM 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.10035 — Burnam Parties/Kroenke Parties/SMG/Cascade Investment/StorageMart)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 5/05)

On 21 December 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M10035. 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.10120—EQT/Molslinjen)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 18/13)

1. On 11 January 2021, 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: — EQT Fund Management S.à r.l. (‘EFMS’, Luxembourg), controlled by EQT AB (Sweden), — Molslinjen A/S (‘Molslinjen’, Denmark) EFMS acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Molslinjen. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for EFMS: managing EQT Infrastructure V, an investment fund in infrastructure and infrastructure related assets and businesses primarily in Europe and North America. — for Molslinjen: operating ferry routes within Denmark and between Denmark and Sweden / Germany.

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.10120—EQT/Molslinjen 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

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.10083 — China Baowu/Taiyuan Iron & Steel Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 6/08)

On 30 November 2020, the European Commission received notification (1) of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) (‘Merger Regulation’).

On 23 December 2020, the notifying party informed the Commission that it withdrew its notification.

(1) OJ C 424, 8.12.2020, p. 36.

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M. 10117 — A.P. Moller/APMH Invest/Faerch Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 24/17)

1. On 14 January 2021, 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: — APMH Invest A/S (Denmark), (‘APMHI’), a wholly-owned subsidiary of A.P. Møller Holding A/S (Denmark), (‘APMH’), — Faerch Group A/S (Denmark), (‘Faerch’). APMHI acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Faerch. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — APMHI: fund management focussing on shipping, oil exploitation and land based industries. It is an affiliate in APMH, the controlling shareholder in A.P. Møller-Maersk A/S group, an integrated transport and logistics company. — Faerch: manufacture and distribution of plastic packaging for the food industry, including different thermoformed plastic trays in all major plastic resins, mainly serving the European marketplace for ready meals, cold food & snacks and fresh meat.

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.10117 — A.P. Moller/APMH Invest/Faerch 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.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10096 — Invitalia/ArcelorMittal/AM InvestCo)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 21/06)

1. On 6 January 2021, 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: — Agenzia nazionale per l’attrazione degli investimenti e lo sviluppo d’impresa S.p.A. (‘Invitalia’, Italy), — ArcelorMittal S.A. (‘ArcelorMittal’, Luxembourg), — AM InvestCo Italy S.p.A. (‘AM InvestCo’, Italy), controlled by ArcelorMittal. Invitalia and ArcelorMittal acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of AM InvestCo. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Invitalia: an Italian national agency for inward investment and economic development, currently controlling several businesses active in the sectors of telecommunications infrastructure, banking, tourism and urban development, — for ArcelorMittal: a global steel and mining company, whose principal business is the production, distribution, marketing, and sale of steel products for various applications including automotive, construction, household appliances, and packaging. It produces a range of steel semi-finished and finished products, including flat and long carbon steel products, — for AM InvestCo: a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal, which controls certain Italian steel business units owned by the Ilva Group active in the production, processing and distribution of flat carbon steel products and welded steel tubes.

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.10096 — Invitalia/ArcelorMittal/AM InvestCo 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.