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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10249 – DERICHEBOURG ENVIRONNEMENT / GROUPE ECORE HOLDING) (Text with EEA relevance) (2021/C 453/02)

1. On 26 October 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: — Derichebourg Environnement (France), belonging to the Derichebourg group; — Groupe Ecore Holding SAS (‘Ecore Holding Group’, France). Derichebourg acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Ecore. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — For Derichebourg Environment: environmental services (collection and recovery of metal waste, services to local governments such as household waste collection) and services to businesses (cleaning, temporary work, outsourced aeronautical services, energy, etc.). — For Ecore Holding Group: all activities in the recycling chain: collection, recovery and marketing of end-of-life materials. Its core business is metal recycling. It also recycles paper and plastic waste.

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 to it any observations they may have 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.10249 – DERICHEBOURG ENVIRONNEMENT / GROUPE ECORE HOLDING 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.10430 – TOWERBROOK / BRUNEAU GROUP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 472/05)

On 6 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 32021M10430. 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.10532 – GIP / IFM / SYDNEY AIRPORT)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 466/07)

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: — IFM Investors Pty Ltd, (‘IFM’, Australia), — Global Infrastructure Management, LLC (‘GIP’, Unites States), — Sydney Airport Limited and Sydney Airport Trust 1 (together ‘Sydney Airport’, Australia). IFM and GIP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Sydney Airport. The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 13 September 2021.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for IFM: an investor-owned global investment manager that represents around 30 million pension fund members and manages assets across infrastructure, listed equities, private capital and debt investments. It has offices in Australasia, the United States and Europe, — for GIP: an independent infrastructure investor focusing on the transport, energy, waste and water sectors. GIP has investments in Europe, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and Australasia, — for Sydney Airport: owns a domestic and international airport based in Sydney, Australia and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. It has three passenger terminals and seven cargo terminals, and is active in providing aeronautical, retail, property, and car rental 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 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.10532 – GIP / IFM / SYDNEY AIRPORT 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.10536 – TotalEnergies/Three Gorges Corporation/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 480/09)

1. On 19 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: — TotalEnergies S.E. (‘TotalEnergies’, France), — Three Gorges Corporation (‘3G’, China), — JV (China). TotalEnergies, through Total (China) Investment Co., Ltd (‘Total China’) and 3G, through Three Gorges Capital Holdings Co. Ltd. and Three Gorges Electric Energy Co. Ltd., 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.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for TotalEnergies: a publicly traded broad energy company headquartered in Paris. Total China, a wholly owned subsidiary of TotalEnergies, operates business in various sectors in China, including the petroleum and natural gas explaration and production, renewable energies (e.g. solar energy), refining and chemicals etc., — for 3G: a Chinese solely state-owned enterprise (‘SOE’), headquartered in Wuhan, China. 3G is primarily active in the development, construction and operation of hydropower projects and other renewable energy projects, such as wind power, solar energy and utilization of water resources. 3G is ultimately held and supervised by The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council of China, — for JV: based in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, it will invest in, build and operate a small charging network for electric vehicles and engage in third party charging platform services. It will be active in Wuhan and Yichang and potentially other provinces in China in the future.

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.10536 – TotalEnergies/Three Gorges Corporation/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.10513 – ACCIAIERIA ARVEDI / FINARVEDI / ACCIAI SPECIALI TERNI / THYSSENKRUPP STAINLESS / THYSSENKRUPP STAINLESS TURKEY METAL SANAYI VE T)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 473/13)

1. On 17 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: — Acciaieria Arvedi S.p.A. (Italy) (‘Acciaieria Arvedi’), controlled by Finarvedi S.p.A. (Italy); — Acciai Speciali Terni S.p.A. (Italy) (‘AST’); — Thyssenkrupp Stainless GmbH (Germany), controlled by AST; — Thyssenkrupp Stainless Turkey Metal Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Turkey), controlled by AST. Acciaieria Arvedi acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, control of the whole of AST, Thyssenkrupp Stainless GmbH and Thyssenkrupp Stainless Turkey Metal Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Acciaieria Arvedi: manufacturing and sale of carbon steel products, including carbon steel coils, welded carbon steel tubes and cold drawn carbon steel tubes, welded stainless steel tubes as well as other activities in the steel sector, — for AST, Thyssenkrupp Stainless GmbH and Thyssenkrupp Stainless Turkey Metal Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.: manufacturing, distribution and supply of certain stainless steel products, such as standard or custom size sheet or steel coils in all stainless steel grades, welded pipes and tubes and rectangular profiles for several sectors like automotive, energy production, steelmaking industries, food preservation and construction market.

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.10513 – ACCIAIERIA ARVEDI / FINARVEDI / ACCIAI SPECIALI TERNI / THYSSENKRUPP STAINLESS / THYSSENKRUPP STAINLESS TURKEY METAL SANAYI VE T 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.10520 – CUMMINS / CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION / JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 484/05)

On 18 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 32021M10520. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Initiation of proceedings

(Case M.10319 – Greiner/Recticel)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 483/02)

On 24 November 2021, 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 No. M.10319 — Greiner/Recticel, 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’).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10484 – PAI Partners/New Tiger)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 505/05)

1. On 3 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: — PAI Partners S.à.r.l. (‘PAI Partners’, France), part of the PAI Group, — New Tiger LLC (‘New Tiger’, US), controlled by PepsiCo, Inc. PAI Partners acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of New Tiger. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for PAI Partners: the management of a number of funds investing in the business services, distribution, food & consumer, general industrials, and healthcare sectors, — for New Tiger: the development, production, commercialization, marketing, distribution and sale of certain juice and juice-based beverages, in Europe in particular under the brands ‘Tropicana’, ‘Naked’ and ‘Punica’.

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.10484 — PAI Partners/New Tiger 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.10396 – GIP / MERIDIAM / NEW SUEZ)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 495/05)

1. On 30 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: — Global Infrastructure Management, LLC (‘GIP’, United States), — Meridiam SAS (‘Meridiam’, France), — SUEZ SA (‘Suez’, France). GIP and Meridiam intend to acquire joint control over certain activities of Suez (‘the new SUEZ’ or ‘the target’) in the water and waste sector in France and internationally. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — GIP is an independent infrastructure fund manager, headquartered in New York. GIP manages assets that are concentrated in the transport, energy, waste and water sectors. GIP’s customers are mostly pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and other investors. — Meridiam is a French long-term investor in infrastructure. Meridiam is active in the transport, environment, social infrastructure and energy sectors in Europe, North America, South America and Africa. — Suez SA is a company listed in France which is mainly active in the provision of water management, waste water recycling and recovery, urban development and waste management services. The new SUEZ concerns Suez’s activities in the municipal water, non-hazardous waste and urban cleaning sectors in France, Italy, Czech Republic, Poland, Africa, Asia and Australia.

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 any observations they may have on the proposed transaction. 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.10396 – GIP / MERIDIAM / NEW SUEZ 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.10557 – CPP INVESTMENTS / VOTORANTIM / VOTENER)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 514/01)

On 15 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 32021M10557. 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.10554 – Blackstone / Francisco Partners / Renaissance)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 509/12)

1. On 10 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: — Blackstone, Inc. (‘Blackstone’, USA) — Francisco Partners Management, L.P. (‘Francisco Partners’, USA) — RL AcquisitionCo, Inc. (‘Renaissance’, USA), solely controlled by Francisco Partners. Blackstone and Francisco Partners acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Renaissance. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Blackstone is a global asset manager active across a wide range of asset classes including, among others, private equity, real estate and public debt and equity, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real estate assets and secondary funds; — Francisco Partners is a private equity firm exclusively focused on investments in technology and technology-enabled businesses; and — Renaissance provides software targeted at the primary and post-primary education sector, as well as cloud-based software and workflow tools enabling teachers to teach more efficiently.

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.10554 – Blackstone / Francisco Partners / Renaissance 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.