ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10466 – GOLDMAN SACHS / ENEOS / NIPPO)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 463/06)

On 10 November 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) 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 32021M10466. 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.10395 – BNP PARIBAS / CDC / IMMOBILIÈRE DE LA LAINE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 458/02)

On 13 October 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) 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 32021M10395. 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.10517 – PERMIRA / THOMA BRAVO / MOTUS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 472/08)

1. On 9 November 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: — Permira Holdings Limited (‘Permira’, UK), — Thoma Bravo, L.P. (‘Thoma Bravo’, USA), — Motus Group LLC (‘Motus’, USA), controlled by Thoma Bravo. Permira and Thoma Bravo acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Motus. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Permira: a private equity business engaged in the provision of investment management services to a number of investment funds. Permira controls a number of portfolio companies which are active in a variety of sectors across a range of jurisdictions, — for Thoma Bravo: a private equity business providing equity and strategic support to experienced management teams and growing software and technology companies in sectors including infrastructure, finance, healthcare and cybersecurity, — for Motus: an enterprise application software business which provides solutions to businesses relating to remote work, including (i) vehicle reimbursement and mileage calculation; (ii) wireless and device expense reimbursement and managed mobility services, and (iii) location cost reimbursement.

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.10517 – PERMIRA / THOMA BRAVO / MOTUS 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.
Protel hotelsoftware GmbH (‘Protel’, Germany).

Advent and Eurazeo acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Protel.

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

(Case M.10505 – CKA / CKI / UKPN)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 480/03)

On 23 November 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) 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 32021M10505. 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. 10504 – EQT/H&F/Zooplus)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 473/14)

1. On 15 November 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 (‘EQT’, Luxembourg), part of the EQT group ( Sweden), — Hellman & Friedman LLC (‘H&F’, United States), — Zooplus AG (‘Zooplus’, Germany). H&F and EQT acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Zooplus. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — For EQT: investment fund part of the EQT group, whose portfolio companies are active globally in a variety of industries and sectors like healthcare, services, consumer goods, energy & environment etc. , — For H&F: private equity investment in a variety of sectors worldwide, including software & technology, financial services, healthcare, consumer & retail and other business services, — For Zooplus: e-commerce retailer of pet supplies, with activities in most EU Member States. Zooplus operates a number of localized and cross-national web shops selling pet supplies for dogs, cats, birds, horses, small animals and aquatic. The product range includes, in particular, pet food, as well as pet accessories (such as scratch trees, transport baskets, toys, litter and snacks).

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.10504 – EQT/H&F/Zooplus 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.10133 – ASTORG / NORDIC CAPITAL / NOVO / BIOCLINICA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 484/02)

On 22 April 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) 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 32021M10133. 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.10471 – SUEZ / SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC / JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 505/03)

1. On 6 December 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: — Suez Groupe SAS (‘Suez’) (France), — Schneider Electric Industries SAS (‘Schneider Electric’) (France), — Joint Venture (‘JV’) (France) Suez and Schneider Electric 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 are: — for Suez: the provision of water management, recycling and wastewater recovery for public and industrial customers, in the collection, sorting, recycling, disposal and treatment of non-hazardous and hazardous waste and urban development services, — for Schneider Electric: the provision of energy management and automation solutions for homes, buildings, data centres, infrastructures and industries, — for the JV: the design, development and commercialisation of water management software for the water and wastewater treatment facilities of municipal operators and industrial clients worldwide.

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.10471 – SUEZ / SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC / 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.10487 – CDPQ / INVESTCORP / ICR)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 501/02)

On 27 October 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) 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 32021M10487. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.9637 – IAG / AIR EUROPA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 519/02)

On 25 May 2021, 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 29 June 2021, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings (3) under Article 6(1)(c) of the Merger Regulation. On 16 December 2021, the notifying party informed the Commission that it withdrew its notification and demonstrated that it abandoned the concentration.

(1) OJ C 209, 02.06.2021, p. 25.

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

(3) OJ C 266, 06.07.2021, p. 2.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10517 – PERMIRA / THOMA BRAVO / MOTUS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 509/02)

On 7 December 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) 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 32021M10517. 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.10548 – TELEKOM DEUTSCHLAND / IFM INVESTORS / JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 9/05)

1. On 22 December 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: — Telekom Deutschland GmbH (‘TDG’, Germany), controlled by Deutsche Telekom AG (‘DT’, Germany) — IFM Investors Pty Ltd. (‘IFM’, Australia) — GlasfaserPlus GmbH (‘JV’, Germany). TDG and IFM acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of JV. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares constituting a joint venture.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for TDG: offer of broadband network, mobile telecommunications, and other telecom services to residential and commercial customers, — for IFM: investor-owned global investment manager with assets under management across infrastructure, listed equities, private capital and debt investments, — for JV: planning, construction and subsequent operation of an optical fiber telecommunications network in certain rural and less densely populated areas of 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 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.10548 – TELEKOM DEUTSCHLAND / IFM INVESTORS / 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.10422 – WMG / BLACKROCK GROUP / INFLUENCE MEDIA / THE INITIAL FUND)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 31/03)

On 12 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 32022M10422. 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.10551 – AMALFI INVEST OPPORTUNITIES / LA DORIA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 23/03)

On 10 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 32022M10551. 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.10108 – S&P GLOBAL / IHS MARKIT)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 49/03)

On 22 October 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 32021M10108. 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.10448 – MABANAFT / H&R / P2X)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 44/05)

On 24 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 32022M10448. 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.10595 – CERBERUS / HBCE (FRENCH RETAIL BANKING))

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 68/06)

1. On 31 January 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: — Cerberus Capital Management L.P. (‘Cerberus’, US), and — HSBC Continental Europe’s French retail banking business (‘HBCE’s French Retail Banking Business’, France), part of HSBC Group controlled by HSBC Holdings plc. Cerberus will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of HBCE’s French Retail Banking Business. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — Cerberus is a long-term investment company in all sort of securities and assets, including but not limited to, complementary credit, private equity, real estate platforms and middle market lending. — HBCE’s French Retail Banking Business offers to its retail customers: day-to-day banking and financial services; solutions for their short and long terms financing needs; insurance solutions and financial, insurance and investment advice and asset management services.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under 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.10595 – CERBERUS / HBCE (FRENCH RETAIL BANKING) 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.