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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10246 — Hellman & Friedman/Cordis)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 251/02)

On 31 May 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 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 32021M10246. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

(Case M.9677 — DIC/BASF Colors & Effects)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 245/07)

On 7 December 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 32020M9677. 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.10373 — Primonial/Samsung/ Target)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 262/06)

1. On 23 June 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: — Primonial Real Estate Investment Management, belonging to the Primonial Group (‘Primonial’, France), — Samsung SRA Asset Management, belonging to the Samsung Group, (‘Samsung’, Korea), — SCI TS Influence (‘Target’, France). Primonial and Samsung acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the Target. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Primonial: real estate investment group mainly active in France, co-controlled by Bridgepoint Group (UK) and Latour Capital Management SAS (France), both independent private equity groups, — for Samsung: conglomerate active globally in a wide array of industries, including electronics, shipbuilding, engineering and insurance, — for Target: real estate company currently controlled by the Tishman Speyer Group (USA) and owner of a single building (called ‘Influence’) located in Saint-Ouen, France.

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.10373 — Primonial/Samsung/Target 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. 10309 — Castik/Abry/Xexec)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 256/06)

1. On 21 June 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: — Castik Capital S.à r.l. (‘Castik’, Luxembourg), — Abry Partners II LLC (‘Abry’, USA), and, — Xexec Limited (‘Xexec’, UK). Castik and Abry acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Xexec. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Castik: investment company focusing on identifying and developing investment opportunities across Europe. — for Abry: private equity firm managing funds that in invest in a broad range of businesses focusing on media, communications and information services. — for Xexec: company active in the employee engagement technology sector and provides prepaid corporate services and the design and management of solutions related to employee benefits, expense management, incentive reward and management of public social programs. Xexec provides tech-enabled employee engagement and customer loyalty solutions which offer a suite of employee discounts and reward and recognition solutions, complemented by an in-house tickets and travel concierge.

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. 10309 — Castik/Abry/Xexec 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.10331 — Caisse des dépôts/Bain Capital/Digital Aftermarket)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 272/05)

1. On 1 July 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: — Caisse des dépôts et consignations (France), — Bain Capital LLC (‘Bain Capital’, United States), — Digital Aftermarket SAS (‘Digital Aftermarket’, France), controlled by Bain Capital through Autodistribution SAS (‘Autodistribution’, France). Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and Bain Capital acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Digital Aftermarket. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of securities.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Caisse des dépôts et consignations: public institution carrying out activities of general interest in support of public policies conducted by the State, and active in the management of private funds. Through its subsidiaries, it is active in the fields of energy and the environment, real estate, investment and services. — Bain Capital: asset management and financial services company. Through its subsidiary Autodistribution, it specialises in the distribution of spare parts for light motor vehicles and heavy goods vehicles in Europe, and in the provision of repair and maintenance services for multi-brand vehicles. — Digital Aftermarket: company specialising in the provision of online intermediation services for the search for repair and maintenance services for motor vehicles.

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 any observations they may have on the proposed operation to the Commission. 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.10331 — Caisse des dépôts et consignations/Bain Capital/Digital Aftermarket) Observations can be sent to the Commission by e-mail, 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.10313 — CVC/CDPQ/WAVS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 266/10)

1. On 30 June 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: — CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg), — Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (‘CDPQ’, Canada); — Vision 7 International Inc. (‘Vision 7’, Canada), We Are Very Social Ltd. (‘WAVS’, United Kingdom), Fuse Project LLC (‘Fuse Project’, United States of America), and Metta Communications Ltd. (‘Metta’, Hong Kong) (together the ‘Target’ or ‘Target Entities’), ultimately owned by Blue Focus Intelligent Communications Group C. Ltd. (2) (‘BFICG’, China). CVC and CDPQ acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the Target. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CVC: CVC and/or its subsidiaries manage investment funds and platforms, — for CDPQ: long-term institutional investor that manages funds primarily for public and para-public pension and insurance plans in Québec. It invests these funds globally in major financial markets, private equity, infrastructure, and real estate, — for the Target: a group of entities active in the provision of marketing and communication services and media buying services. In particular, WAVS is active in Europe as a provider of social media and brand strategy 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 (3) 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.10313 — CVC/CDPQ/WAVS 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) The Target Entities are currently wholly owned by subsidiaries of BFICG as follows: Vision 7 is owned by Blue Valor Limited (‘BV’); WAVS and Metta are owned by Blue Focus International Limited (‘BFI’ and, together with BV, the ‘Sellers’); Fuse Project is owned by Blue Focus Communication Group of America, Inc. (‘BFCGOA’).

(3) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10323 — KKR/LGP/CNG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 290/01)

On 13 July 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 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 32021M10323. 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.10299 - DBS/JPMC/Temasek/Techco JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 282/04)

1. On 6 July 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: — DBS Bank Ltd (‘DBS’, Signapore), — JPMorgan Chase & Co (‘JPMC’, USA), — Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited (‘Temasek’, Singapore) — Techco Joint Venture (‘Techco JV’, Singapore). DBS, JPMC and Temasek acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Techco JV. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for DBS: multinational banking and financial services corporation, providing services in consumer banking, wealth management and institutional banking. — for JPMC: global financial services firm, providing services in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management. — for Temasek: investment company whose portfolio covers a broad spectrum of industries: financial services; telecommunications, media & technology; transportation & industrials; consumer & real estate; energy & resources; life sciences & agribusiness. — for Techco JV: private limited company that will own and operate globally an electronic platform using blockchain technology to support the clearing and settlement of inter-bank payments.

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.10299 - DBS/JPMC/Temasek/Techco 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.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10362 — KKR/CD&R/Cloudera)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 293/05)

1. On 16 July 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: — KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, USA), — Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Fund XI, L.P. (‘CD&R’, USA), — Cloudera, Inc. (‘Cloudera’, USA). KKR and CD&R acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Cloudera. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for KKR: a global investment firm that offers alternative asset management and capital markets and insurance solutions, — for CD&R: a private equity investment firm which originates, structures and acts as a lead equity investor in management buyouts, strategic minority equity investments and other strategic investments, — for Cloudera: a provider of multi-function data management and analytics software, including flow management, streams management, data engineering, data warehousing, streaming analytics, operational databases and machine learning.

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.10362 — KKR/CD&R/Cloudera 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.10321 — DSV/Agility)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 311/01)

On 28 July 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 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 32021M10321. 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

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.10407 — AIP/Alvance Dunkerque Target Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 309/01)

On 16 July 2021, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) (‘Merger Regulation’).

This notification concerned the following undertakings:

— American Industrial Partners Capital Fund VII, LP (US), an investment fund managed by American Industrial Partners (collectively referred to as ‘AIP’), and

— Alvance Aluminium Dunkerque (‘Dunkerque Aluminium’, France), currently owned by Liberty France Industries 1 SA, in turn ultimately owned by Alvance Aluminium Group and Mr Gupta.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— AIP is a private equity firm focused on buying and improving industrial businesses,

— Dunkerque Aluminium is a primary aluminium producer, which operates an aluminium smelter in Loon-Plage near Dunkerque (France).

On 19 July 2021, the notifying party informed the Commission that it withdrew its notification.

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

(Case M.10359 — Carsales Holdings/Goldman Sachs/Eurazeo/Open Road)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 328/01)

On 9 August 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 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 32021M10359. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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