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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 244/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8970 — Sumitomo/Parkwind/Northwester2)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 244/06)

1. On 5 July 2018, 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: — Summit Tailwind Belgium NV(‘Summit’, Belgium), controlled by Sumitomo Corporation (‘Sumitomo’, Japan), — Parkwind NV (‘Parkwind’, Belgium), jointly controlled by Korys/Colruyt Group (‘Korys/Colruyt’, Belgium) and PMV NV (‘PMV’, Belgium), — Northwester2 NV (‘Northwester2’, Belgium). Sumitomo and Parkwind acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Northwester2. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Summit is a special purpose vehicle which is held by Sumitomo. Sumitomo is an integrated trading company which provides a comprehensive range of goods and services in Japan and around the world, including participations in offshore wind farms in Belgium. — Parkwind is active in the market for generation and wholesale of electricity in Belgium. Parkwind is an investment and development vehicle of Korys/Colruyt and PMV. Korys/Colruyt’s main activities are in the market for retail of daily consumer goods and other activities. PMV is an independent investment company controlled by the Flemish Region. — Northwester2 holds a domain concession to build and operate an offshore wind farm in the Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone in the North Sea.

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.8970 — Sumitomo/Parkwind/Northwester2 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.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 241/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8866 — MEC/Mitsui/SDPSK/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 241/06)

On 4 July 2018, 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 32018M8866. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 258/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8936 — Cinven/Partner in Pet Foods Holdings)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 258/01)

On 13 July 2018, 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 32018M8936. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 251/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8910 — Bouygues/Alpiq InTec and Kraftanlagen München)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 251/02)

On 11 July 2018, 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 32018M8910. 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.9007 — Porsche/Schuler/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 270/05)

1. On 25 July 2018, 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: — Dr Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (‘Porsche’, Germany), belonging to the Volkswagen group, — Schuler AG (‘Schuler’, Germany), belonging to the Andritz group, — a newly created joint venture (‘the JV’, Germany). Porsche and Schuler acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over 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 Porsche: German car manufacturer belonging to the Volkswagen group. This latter is active globally in the manufacture and supply of motor vehicles and their components, as well as related financing and insurance services; — for Schuler: active in forming technology and offers presses, automatization solutions, tools, know-how and services worldwide to the metal and automotive industry; — for the JV: will build and operate a metal press plant in Germany.

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.9007 — Porsche/Schuler/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 +32 229-64301 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.8925 — RWA/ZG/HGD JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 264/03)

On 20 July 2018, 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 German language 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 32018M8925. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

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

(Case M.8975 — CVC Capital Partners/Mehiläinen Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 281/01)

On 13 July 2018, 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 32018M8975. 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.8959 — Sonatrach/Augusta Refinery Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 274/01)

On 26 July 2018, 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 32018M8959. 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.8998 — KKR/BMC Software)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 296/03)

1. On 14 August 2018, 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), — Boxer Parent Company Inc. (the ‘Target’) (USA), — BMC Software Finance, Inc. (USA), controlled by the Target, — BMC Software, Inc. (USA) and its subsidiaries, controlled by the Target. KKR acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole 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 KKR: investment firm that provides asset management services and capital markets solutions, — for the Target (through its BMC subsidiaries): the provision of IT management and server management software and related 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.8998 — KKR/BMC Software 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.9043 — ZF/MAGURA/BFO/BMZ/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 288/09)

ZF, MAGURA, BFO and BMZ acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole JV. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

Sachs Micro Mobility GmbH (‘JV’, Germany), currently controlled by ZF, MAGURA, BFO and Unicorn Energy GmbH.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

On 8 August 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 )

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— ZF: predominanty is active as producer of automotive components, especially concerning driveline and chassis technology as well as active and passive safety technology,

— MAGURA: predominantly manufactures components for bicycles and motorbikes,

— BFO: produces and developes brakes and prototypes for one-off products for bicycles and light electric vehicles,

— BMZ: develops and produces high-tech battery systems for automotive, e-mobility and storage, medical and industrial applications as well a power and garden tools,

— JV: The joint venture will develop, produce and commercialise ABS and drive systems for light electric vehicles.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9036 — Advent International Corporation/GE (Distributed Power Business))

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 302/11)

1. On 20 August 2018, 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: — Advent International Corporation (United States); — GE Distributed Power, Inc. (‘GE DP’, United States); — General Electric Austria GmbH (‘GE Austria’, Austria); — Jenbacher International BV (‘Jenbacher International’, The Netherlands). Advent International Corporation acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over GE DP, GE Austria and Jenbacher International (together ‘GE Distributed Power Business’). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Advent International Corporation is a private equity investor with holdings in various sectors, including financial services, industrial goods and services, consumer goods, media and telecommunication, leisure services, healthcare and pharmaceuticals; — GE Distributed Power Business manufactures and sells reciprocating gas engines, and it provides aftermarket services related to these engines, including the supply of spare parts.

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.9036 — Advent International Corporation/GE (Distributed Power 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: 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.9007 — Porsche/Schuler/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 300/03)

On 17 August 2018, 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 German language 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 32018M9007. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

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

(Case M.9090 — PSPIB/BCI/Island Timberlands)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 312/03)

1. On 27 August 2018, 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: — British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (‘BCI’, Canada), which controls Island Timberlands Limited Partnership (‘ITLP’, Canada) — Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSP’, Canada). BCI and PSP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of ITLP. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for BCI: a Canadian institutional investor, investing on behalf of public sector clients in fixed income, mortgages, public and private equity, real estate, infrastructure and renewable resources. BCI currently controls ITLP, which is a private timberland business focused on the sustainable management of timber and other forest products from coastal British Columbia (Canada), — for PSP: managing a diversified global portfolio including stocks, bonds and other fixed-income securities as well as investing in private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt. PSP is the pension investment manager of the pension plans of the Canadian Federal Public Service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force.

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.9090 — PSPIB/BCI/Island Timberlands 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8970 — Sumitomo/Parkwind/Northwester2)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 305/01)

On 30 July 2018, 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 32018M8970. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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