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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9715 — PCG/PCC/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 60/03)

1. On 17 February 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: — PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (‘PCG’, Malaysia), controlled by Petroliam Nasional Berhad (‘PETRONAS’, Malaysia), — PCC SE (‘PCC’, Germany), — PCC Oxyalkylates Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (‘PCC Oxyalkylates’, Malaysia), controlled by PCC. PCG acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of PCC Oxyalkylates. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for PCG: active primarily in manufacturing and selling a diversified range of petrochemical products, — for PCC: holding and parent company of the PCC Group and its affiliated companies. The PCC Group is active in the chemicals sector, the logistics sector and the energy sector, — for PCC Oxyalkylates: will be active in the manufacturing and marketing of certain finished unblended oxyalkylates products, mainly in the Asia Pacific region.

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.9715 – PCG/PCC/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.9681 — Inflexion/ICG/Marston)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 73/02)

On 28 February 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 32020M9681. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

Prior notification of a concentration

Case M.9663 — Vossloh Rail Services/Rhomberg Sersa Rail Holding/Vossloh Rail Maintenance (Railway switches repair and maintenance)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 69/07)

1. On 21 February 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: — Vossloh Rail Services GmbH (‘Vossloh Rail Services’, Germany), belonging to the Vossloh AG group (‘Vossloh’, Germany), — Rhomberg Sersa Rail Holding GmbH (‘Rhomberg Sersa’, Austria), — Vossloh Rail Maintenance GmbH (‘Vossloh Rail Maintenance’, Germany), controlled by Vossloh Rail Services. Vossloh Rail Services and Rhomberg Sersa, through their jointly controlled joint venture Rhomberg Sersa Vossloh GmbH (‘RSV’, Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation control of part of Vossloh Rail Maintenance. The merger concerns the acquisition of Vossloh Rail Maintenance’s turnouts maintenance business. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Vossloh Rail Services: a provider of specialised rail infrastructure services. Vossloh Rail Services is part of Vossloh, a globally active technology company with a core focus on rail infrastructure, — Rhomberg Sersa: a full railway engineering service provider, with a broad range of railway construction, infrastructure and service products, — Vossloh Rail Maintenance: rail and turnouts maintenance service provider. The RSV joint venture was set up to provide turnouts maintenance.

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.9663 — Vossloh Rail Services/Rhomberg Sersa Rail Holding/Vossloh Rail Maintenance (Railway switches repair and maintenance) 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 Brussels BELGIUM

(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.9705 — EXOR/GEDI)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 89/02)

1. On 24 February 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: — EXOR N.V., (‘EXOR’, the Netherlands), — GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A (‘GEDI’, Italy). EXOR acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of GEDI. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for EXOR: a holding company with investments in various sectors (car manufacturing, production of commercial vehicles used for agriculture, reinsurance and professional football), — for GEDI: publishing, digital communication, advertisement, radio and TV.

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: Case M.9705— EXOR/GEDI 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.9755 — MAIF 2/PSP/AirTrunk)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 83/12)

1. On 5 March 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: — Macquarie Asia Infrastructure Investments 2 Pte Ltd (‘MAIF2’, Singapore) controlled by the Macquarie Group Limited (‘Macquarie Group’, Australia), — Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSP’, Canada) — AirTrunk Cayman Holding Trust (‘AirTrunk’, Cayman Islands) MAIF2 and PSP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of AirTrunk. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for MAIF2: investments in infrastructure and infrastructure related business in Asia. It belongs to the Macquarie Group, a global provider of banking, financial, investment and funds management services, — for PSP: pension investment manager of various Canadian pension plans managing a diversified global portfolio including stocks, bonds and other fixed-income securities and investments in private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and credit investments, — for AirTrunk: data centre specialist creating a platform for cloud, content and large enterprise customers across the Asia-Pacific region. It currently operates two data centre campuses in Australia, Sydney and Melbourne and developing a further two data centre campuses in Singapore and Hong Kong.

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.9755 — MAIF 2/PSP/AirTrunk 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.9646 — Macquarie/Aberdeen/Pentacom/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 99/02)

On 12 March 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9646. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9424 — NVIDIA/Mellanox)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 98/06)

On 19 December 2019, 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 32019M9424. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8871 – RWE/E.ON Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 111/01)

On 26 February 2019, 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 32019M8871. 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.9614 – ÖBB-Technische Services-Gesellschaft mbH/LTE Logistik- und Transport-GmbH)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 102/08)

1. On 17 March 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: — ÖBB-Technische Services-Gesellschaft mbH (‘OBB-TS’, Austria), — LTE Logistik- und Transport-GmbH (‘LTE’, Austria), — Instandhaltungs GmbH (‘JV’, Austria). OBB-TS and LTE acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the newly created 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: — OBB-TS is a provider of maintenance services for rolling stock. — LTE is a logistic company that provides cargo train services. — The JV will provide light maintenance services for rolling stock at one facility near Vienna, Austria.

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.9614 — OBB-TS/LTE 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.9585 – Outotec/Metso (Minerals Business))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 123/15)

Outotec acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of part of Metso. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

On 2 April 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 )

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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.9585 – Outotec/Metso (Minerals Business)

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:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9747 — Lagardère Travel Retail/BTA/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 116/02)

On 31 March 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9747. 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.9447 – Hitachi/ABB (Power Grid Division))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 136/06)

1. On 20 April 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: — Hitachi Ltd (‘Hitachi’, Japan), — ABB Management Holding AG (‘ABB (Power Grid Division’), Switzerland), controlled by ABB Ltd. Hitachi acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of ABB (Power Grid Division). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Hitachi: Hitachi is active in a variety of business segments including IT Solution, Energy Solution (including the development, engineering, manufacturing and sale of products, systems and projects relating to: (a) high voltage products; (b) transformers; (c) power grid automation; and (d) power grid integration), Industry Solution, Mobility Solution and SmartLife Solution, — for ABB (Power Grid Division): ABB (Power Grid Division) is active in the development, engineering, manufacturing and sale of products, systems and projects relating to: (a) high voltage products; (b) transformers; (c) power grid automation; and (d) power grid integration.

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.9447 – Hitachi/ABB (Power Grid Division) 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.9743 – Atresmedia/Telefónica/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 167/10)

1. On 8 May 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: — Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación, S.A. (‘Atresmedia’, Spain), controlled by the Planeta group, — Telefónica Audiovisual Digital, S.L.U. (‘Telefónica’, Spain), belonging to the Telefónica group, — Sociedad Comercializadora (the ‘Joint Venture’ or ‘JV’, Spain). Atresmedia and Telefónica 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 Atresmedia: supply of free-to-air TV channels (including Antena 3, La Sexta, Neox, Nova, Mega and Atreseries) and the sale of TV advertising space in Spain. — For Telefónica: acquisition of content and editing of channels for the configuration of the pay-TV platform Movistar+ and sale of TV advertising space in Spain. Telefónica is a subsidiary of the multinational Telefónica group, which is active in the supply of internet, telephony and pay-TV services under different commercial brands, such as Movistar and O2. In Spain, the Telefónica Group is a supplier of pay-TV services through its brand Movistar+. — For the JV: the creation, production and distribution of audiovisual content, in particular series, films and unscripted content in Spanish.

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.9743 – Atresmedia/Telefónica/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’).