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

(Case M.10803 – ELKEM / HYDRO ENERGI INVEST / ALTOR FUND MANAGER / VIANODE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 333/02)

On 24 August 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 32022M10803. 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.10824 – BAIN CAPITAL / HOUSE OF HR)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 325/02)

On 18 August 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 32022M10824. 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.10792 – PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL / SWEDISH MATCH)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 351/06)

1. On 6 September 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: — Philip Morris Holland Holdings B.V. (‘PMHH’, The Netherlands), controlled by Philip Morris International Inc. (‘PMI’, United States), — Swedish Match AB (‘Swedish Match’, Sweden). PMI will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Swedish Match. The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 11 May 2022.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — PMI is an international tobacco company that manufactures and sells cigarettes and other combustible tobacco products, as well as other tobacco and nicotine-containing products and accessories. — Swedish Match manufactures and sells various oral tobacco products, nicotine pouches, and pouch products with neither nicotine nor tobacco, as well as cigars, matches, ligthers and other fire-related products. Swedish Match is also involved in the distribution of tobacco and nicotine-containing products in Sweden and Norway through a subsidiary.

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.10792 – PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL / SWEDISH MATCH 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.10894 BC PARTNERS / BAIN CAPITAL / FEDRIGONI)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 341/04)

1. On 26 August 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: — BC Partners LLP, (‘BC Partners’, United States), — Bain Capital Investors, L.L.C. (‘Bain Capital’, United Kingdom), — Fedrigoni S.p.A. (‘Fredigoni’, Italy), solely controlled by Bain Capital. BC Partners and Bain Capital intend to acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Fredigoni. The concentration is to be accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — BC Partners: international private equity firm whose sole activity is to provide advisory services. Funds advised by BC Partners, including BC Partners Management XI Limited which is the BC Partners fund having made the investment in Fredigoni, are pure financial investors, while their portfolio companies are active in financial services, healthcare, education, consumer and retail in Europe and North America, — Bain Capital: private equity investment firm that invests, through its family of funds, in companies across a number of countries and industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial services and industrial/manufacturing, — Fredigoni: manufacturing and supplying of specialty paper products and self-adhesive materials for creative and luxury packaging applications, as well as stationery products, worldwide.

4. 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.

5. 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.10894 BC PARTNERS / BAIN CAPITAL / FEDRIGONI 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.10868 – DIGITALBRIDGE / BROOKFIELD / DTAG / JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 363/02)

On 15 September 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 32022M10868. 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.10848 – PERMIRA / H&F / ZENDESK)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 360/03)

On 9 September 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 32022M10848. 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.10901 – OAKTREE / ARES / VECTOR / NEOVIA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 379/07)

1. On 26 September 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: — Oaktree Capital Group, LLC (‘Oaktree’, United States), — Ares Management Corporation (‘Ares’, United States), — Vector Capital Management, LP (‘Vector’, United States), — Neovia Logistics Holdings Ltd (‘Neovia’, United States). Oaktree, Ares and Vector will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Neovia. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Oaktree: global alternative and non-traditional investment fund management, — Ares: global alternative investment manager, — Vector: private equity firm focused on investments in technology and technology-enabled businesses, — Neovia: logistics and supply chain service provider.

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.10901 – OAKTREE / ARES / VECTOR / NEOVIA 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.10863 – HANWHA Q CELLS / ENERCITY / LYNQTECH)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 367/08)

1. On 19 September 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: — Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH (‘Hanwha Q CELLS’, Germany), controlled by Hanwha Corporation (Republic of Korea), — Enercity digital GmbH (‘enercity’, Germany), controlled by Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft Hannover mbH (‘VVG’, Germany), — LynqTech GmbH (‘LynqTech’, Germany), currently controlled by enercity. Hanwha Q CELLS and enercity will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of LynqTech. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — for Hanwha Q CELLS: energy solution provider wih a business scope ranging from the midstream of cells and modules to downstream solar solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, as well as for large solar power plants, — for enercity: utility service provider distributing electricity, natural gas, district heating, wood energy and drinking water. In addition, it offers energy related services and operates power plants and power-to-heat plants for district heating, as well as bio-gas plants. Enercity is ultimately controlled by VVG, a holding company held by the City of Hanover and the Region Hanover. VVG is active in public transport, infrastructure (light rail) and utility services, — for LynqTech: development, implementation, operation, marketing and licensing of IT-based sales solutions for companies (contract initiation to accounting), in particular in the energy sector.

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.10863 – HANWHA Q CELLS / ENERCITY / LYNQTECH 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.10507 – HITACHI RAIL / GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS BUSINESS OF THALES)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 391/04)

1. On 4 October 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: — Hitachi Rail, Ltd. (‘Hitachi Rail’, United Kingdom), controlled by Hitachi, Ltd. (Japan), — The Ground Transportation Systems business of Thales S.A. (‘Thales GTS’, France). Hitachi Rail will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Thales GTS. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Hitachi Rail is a globally active provider of transport solutions including rolling stock, signalling systems, turnkey solutions, maintenance services and components, — Thales GTS is a globally active provider of rail signalling and train control systems, telecommunications and supervision systems and fare collection solutions.

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.10507 – Hitachi Rail / Thales GTS 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’).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10914 – GENSTAR CAPITAL / GTCR / JSSI)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 386/07)

1. On 29 September 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: — Genstar Capital Partners LLC (‘Genstar Capital’, United States), — GTCR LLC, (‘GTCR’, United States), — JSS Holdco LLC (‘JSSI’, United States). Genstar Capital will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation indirect joint control over JSSI, which is currently under the sole control of GTCR. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — for Genstar Capital: investing in middle market companies in financial services, healthcare, industrial technology and software industries globally, — for GTCR: investing in growth companies in the financial services & technology, healthcare, technology, media & telecommunications and business services industries globally, — for JSSI: provision of maintenance programs for aircraft engines, airframes and auxiliary power units globally. In addition, JSSI offers aircraft parts for sale or lease and certain software solutions and provides advisory 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.10914 – GENSTAR CAPITAL / GTCR / JSSI 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.10898 – PLATINUM EQUITY GROUP / HOP LUN)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 402/02)

On 13 September 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 32022M10898. 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.10866 – F2i / GVM / GENERATION AND SUPPLY BUSINESSES)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 397/03)

On 27 September 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 32022M10866. 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.10953 – ADD / TOTALENERGIES / TOTAL EGYPT)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 412/11)

1. On 19 October 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: — Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for Distribution PJSC (‘ADD’, United Arab Emirates), owned by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company PJSC (‘ADNOC’), — TotalEnergies Marketing Afrique SAS (‘TotalEnergies’, France), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TotalEnergies S.E., — TotalEnergies Marketing Egypt LLC (‘Total Egypt’, Egypt), a subsidiary of TotalEnergies. ADD and TotalEnergies will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Total Egypt. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of quotas (2).

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — ADD markets and distributes petroleum products across a diverse range of business sectors, — TotalEnergies is active in the research, industry and trade of hydrocarbons and their derivatives in all their forms and, more generally, similar activities in the field of energy throughout the world and particularly on the African continent.

3. Total Egypt is active in fuel retail, non-fuel retail (food retail and car wash services), lubricants, aviation fuel, and bulk fuel distribution in Egypt.

4. 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 (3) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

5. 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.10953 – ADD / TOTALENERGIES / TOTAL EGYPT 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) TotalEnergies is owned via quotas, as opposed to shares and, as a result, the proposed acquisition entails the acquisition of quotas, rather than shares.

(3) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.