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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9859 – Alcopa Coordination Center/Beran Central Europe/Alcomotive)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 219/02)

On 25 June 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 32020M9859. EUR-Lex is the online 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.9866 – United Group/Forthnet)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 234/04)

1. On 9 July 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: — NEWCO United Group Hellas S.A.R.L. (‘NewCo’, Luxembourg), a wholly owned subsidiary of United Group BV (‘United Group’, Netherlands), which is ultimately solely controlled by BC Partners LLP (‘BC Partners’, United Kingdom), — Hellenic Telecommunications and Telematic Applications S.A. (‘Forthnet’, Greece). United Group, through NewCo, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Forthnet. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for United Group: provider of telecoms and media services in South East Europe, where it operates a multi-play cable and media platform, — for Forthnet: telecommunications operator, active in Greece and Cyprus, under the brand ‘NOVA’. It provides fixed telephony, fixed broadband and pay-TV services (both via satellite and internet (through so called ‘over-the-top’ services) to residential, business and institutional customers.

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.9866 – United Group/Forthnet 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.9915 – Mitsubishi Corporation Energy/ENEOS/Taiyo Koyu)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 256/03)

1. On 28 July 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: — Mitsubishi Corporation Energy (‘MCE’, Japan), controlled by Mitsubishi Corporation, — ENEOS Corporation (Japan), controlled by ENEOS Holdings Inc. (‘ENEOS’), — Taiyo Koyu Co., Ltd. (‘Taiyo Koyu’, Japan). MCE and ENEOS Corporation acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Taiyo Koyu. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for MCE: the sale and trade (export/import) of petroleum products, construction and operation of fuel stations, and sale of various industrial products, — for ENEOS Corporation: energy, including production and sale of petroleum products, petrochemicals, electricity, lubricants, coal and hydrogen, — for Taiyo Koyu: the operation of full service and self-service fuel stations for trucks in Japan, the retail sale of gasoline, kerosene, diesel, lubricating oils, and other petroleum products, the sale of automotive parts, car inspection, and other car maintenance 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.9915 – Mitsubishi Corporation Energy/ENEOS/Taiyo Koyu Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: E-mail: 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.9867 – Allianz/BBVA Allianz Seguros y Reaseguros)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 243/09)

1. On 15 July 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: — Allianz SE (‘Allianz’, Germany), — BBVA Allianz Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A. (‘BASR’, Spain), controlled by BBVA Seguros S.A., de Seguros y Reaseguros (‘BBVA’, Spain). Allianz acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of BASR. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Allianz: The Allianz group is a global financial services provider active predominantly in relation to life and non-life insurance and asset management, — for BASR: The non-life (and non-health) general insurance business of BBVA in Spain and the existing household insurance line of BBVA in Portugal.

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.9867 – Allianz/BBVA Allianz Seguros y Reaseguros 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.9759 – Nexi/Intesa Sanpaolo (Merchant Acquiring business))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 273/01)

On 26 June 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 32020M9759. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

(Case M.9918 — Cummins/ETC/NPROXX)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 268/08)

1. On 7 August 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: — Cummins Inc. (‘Cummins’, USA), — Enrichment Technology Company Ltd. (‘ETC’, UK), — NPROXX B.V. (‘NPROXX’, the Netherlands). Cummins and ETC acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of NPROXX. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Cummins: Cummins is a globally active US manufacturer of diesel and gas engines and power supply systems, — for ETC: ETC is active in the design, development and manufacture of gas centrifuges for the enrichment of uranium for nuclear energy, — for NPROXX: NPROXX is active in the design, development and sale of composite pressure vessels for the storage and transportation of hydrogen or for compressed natural gases (CNG). The pressure vessels are used for different applications in particular in the automotive and transport sectors.

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.9918 — Cummins/ETC/NPROXX 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.9901 – GIG Solar/Siemens/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 284/01)

On 21 August 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 32020M9901. EUR-Lex is the online 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.9820 – Danfoss/Eaton Hydraulics)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 280/10)

1. On 17 August 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: — Danfoss A/S (‘Danfoss’, Denmark), — Eaton Corporation PLC (‘Eaton’, Ireland). Danfoss acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of Eaton (‘Eaton Hydraulics’). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of stock and assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Danfoss: manufacturing of components and engineering technologies for refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, motor control and hydraulics used in off-road machinery. Danfoss also provides solutions for renewable energy, — for Eaton Hydraulics: manufacturing and sales of hydraulic components and systems for industrial and mobile equipment.

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.9820 – Danfoss/Eaton Hydraulics 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.9669 – PPF Group/Central European Media Enterprises)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 299/10)

1. On 1 September 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: — PPF Group N.V. (‘PPF’, the Netherlands), ultimately controlled by Mr Petr Kellner, — Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (‘CME’, Bermuda), ultimately controlled by AT&T Inc. PPF acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of CME. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — PPF: multinational finance and investment group focusing on financial services, consumer finance, telecommunications, biotechnology, retail services, real estate and agriculture, — CME: media and entertainment company, which, through its subsidiaries, is active in TV broadcasting and other media sectors, primarily in Bulgaria, Czechia, Romania, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia.

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.9669 – PPF Group/Central European Media Enterprises 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.9905 – Bridgepoint/EQT Credit Platform)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 291/07)

1. On 26 August 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: — Bridgepoint Advisers Holdings (‘Bridgepoint’, United Kingdom), controlled by Bridgepoint Group Limited (United Kingdom), — EQT Credit Platform (‘EQT Credit Platform’, Sweden), controlled by EQT AB (Sweden). Bridgepoint acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of EQT Credit Platform. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Bridgepoint: a holding company within Bridgepoint group, which is a private equity group mainly active in upper middle market private equity investment, lower middle market private equity investment and growth capital, — for EQT Credit Platform: a pan-European private credit platform operating through three main strategies: senior debt, direct lending and special situations lending.

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.9905 – Bridgepoint/EQT Credit Platform Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Initiation of proceedings

(Case M.9820 — Danfoss/Eaton Hydraulics)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 317/03)

On 21 September 2020, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

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

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.9820 — Danfoss/Eaton Hydraulics, to the following address:

European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9674 – Vodafone Italia/TIM/INWIT JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 309/03)

On 6 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) 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 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 32020M9674. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

Case M.9941 — Private Theory Luxco/ARC Group

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 325/16)

1. On 23 September 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: — Private Theory Luxco Sàrl (‘Private Theory Luxco’, Luxemburg) controlled by Mr Richard Cashin (a US citizen); — ARC Holdings SAS (‘ARC Holdings’, France), parent company of the ARC group. Private Theory Luxco, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of ARC Holdings. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Private Theory Luxco: active in the purchase and management of stocks in other companies. Private Theory Luxco also controls ADI, a spin-off of the ARC group active in the distribution of glassware, dinnerware and kitchenware in Spain and Portugal; — ARC Group: active in the production and the distribution of tableware products, in particular glassware, dinnerware and kitchenware.

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: Case M.9941 — Private Theory Luxco/ARC 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.