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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10142 — Pamplona Capital/Signature Foods)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 32/12)

1. On 21 January 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: — Pamplona Capital Management LLP (‘Pamplona Capital’, United Kingdom), — Signature Foods Holding B.V. (‘Signature Foods’, the Netherlands), indirectly controlled by IK Investment Partners. Pamplona Capital acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Signature Foods. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Pamplona Capital: global private equity investment firm, — for Signature Foods: manufacturing, producing and distributing a variety of branded and private label consumer and professional chilled and frozen food products across Northern Europe.

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.10142 — Pamplona Capital/Signature Foods 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.9977 — EPGC/Metro)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 30/01)

On 15 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) 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 32020M9977. 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.10128 — Stirling Square Capital Partners/TA Associates/Glenigan)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 39/09)

1. On 28 January 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: — Stirling Square Capital Partners Jersey AIFM Limited (‘SSCP Funds’, Jersey, UK), — TA Associates, L.P. (‘TA Associates’, USA), — Glenigan Limited (‘Glenigan’, UK). The SSCP Funds and TA Associates acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Glenigan. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for SSCP Funds: SSCP Funds invest through three private equity funds, among others, in unquoted equity and equity-linked instruments via management buy-outs, management buy-ins, growth capital and other private equity transactions throughout Europe, — for TA Associates: TA Associates is focused on targeted sectors within technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer, and business services, — for Glenigan: Glenigan supplies market data and intelligence software and services to companies in the construction industry, including in relation to office relocation and refurbishment in relation to project information and contact data, primarily in the UK.

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.10128 — Stirling Square Capital Partners/TA Associates/Glenigan 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.10072 — Sojitz/Eneos/Edenvale Solar Park)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 34/10)

1. On 22 January 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: — Sojitz Corporation (‘Sojitz’, Japan), — Eneos Corporation (‘Eneos’, Japan), a wholly owned subsidiary of ENEOS Holdings, Inc. (Japan), — Edenvale Solar Park Pty Ltd. (‘Edenvale’, Australia), belonging to DPI Solar 3 Pte ltd (Singapore). Sojitz Corporation and Eneos Corporation acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Edenvale. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Sojitz Corporation: the trading of good and services and in particular the construction and exploitation of energy and social infrastructure with a focus on solar, wind and biomass power generation, — for Eneos Corporation: the production, trading and marketing of crude oil, petroleum products, petrochimicals, electricity, lubricant, coal and hydrogen, — for Edenvale: will develop, construct and operate a solar farm in Queensland, Australia.

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.10072 — Sojitz/Eneos/Edenvale Solar Park 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.10095 — Crédit Agricole Italia/Credito Valtellinese)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 48/01)

On 4 January 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 32021M10095. 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.9866 — United Group/Forthnet)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 46/01)

On 13 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 32020M9866. 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.10160 – Mitsubishi Corporation/Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation/Industry One JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 63/09)

1. On 16 February 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: — Mitsubishi Corporation (‘MC’, Japan), — Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (‘NTT’, Japan), — Industry One, Inc. (‘Industry One’ or the ‘JV’, Japan), newly created joint venture. MC and NTT will establish a full-function, jointly controlled Joint Venture within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation. 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 MC: global integrated trading company which develops and operates business across a variety of industries, including, among others, natural gas, industrial materials, petroleum & chemicals, and mineral resources, — for NTT: provider of telecommunications services mainly focused on the following business segments: mobile communications business, regional communications business, long distance and international communications business, data communications business and other business, — for Industry One: provider of IT consulting services and platform services in Japan.

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.10160 – Mitsubishi Corporation/Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation/Industry One 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.10142 — Pamplona Capital/Signature Foods)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 58/02)

On 12 February 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 32021M10142. 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.10150 — Ares/OTPP/TricorBraun)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 71/05)

On 23 February 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 32021M10150. 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.10117 — A.P. Moller/APMH Invest/Faerch Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 65/02)

On 5 February 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 32021M10117. 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.10110 — IKB/Hypoport/Fundingport)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 80/03)

On 3 March 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 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 32021M10110. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10121 — Platinum Equity Group/Ingram Micro Inc.)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 73/04)

1. On 23 February 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: — Platinum Equity Group (USA), — Ingram Micro Inc. (‘IM’, USA). Platinum Equity Group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of IM. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Platinum Equity Group: merger, acquisition and operation of companies that provide products, services and solutions in a broad range of businesses, including information technology, telecommunications, logistics, metal services, manufacturing and distribution, — for IM: IT company that specialises in technology distribution and logistics, cloud solutions and e-commerce supply chain 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.10121 — Platinum Equity Group/Ingram Micro Inc. 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.10163 — United Internet/Morgan Stanley/Tele Columbus)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 87/05)

1. On 3 March 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: — United Internet AG (‘United Internet’, Germany), the parent company of the United Internet Group. — Morgan Stanley (‘Morgan Stanley’, United States). — Tele Columbus AG (‘Tele Columbus’, Germany). United Internet and Morgan Stanley indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Tele Columbus. The concentration is accomplished by way of sales and purchases of shares following a voluntary public takeover offer for all outstanding shares in Tele Columbus.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for United Internet: globally active provider of telecommunications and Internet services for consumers, small and home offices as well as small-to-medium-sized companies. — for Morgan Stanley: global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. — for Tele Columbus: broadband cable network operator that provides multimedia and fixed telecommunications services 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.

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.10163 — United Internet/Morgan Stanley/Tele Columbus 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.9938 — Kingspan Group/Trimo)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 82/11)

1. On 3 March 2021, 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 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Kingspan Holding Netherlands B.V. (Netherlands), controlled by Kingspan Group plc, — Trimo, arhitekturne rešitve, d.o.o. (Slovenia), controlled by European Architectural Systems S.à r.l. Kingspan Holding Netherlands B.V. acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Trimo, arhitekturne rešitve, d.o.o. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Kingspan Holding Netherlands B.V.: manufacture of sandwich panels, insulation, light & air solutions, water and energy, and data and flooring technology, — for Trimo, arhitekturne rešitve, d.o.o.: mainly manufacture of mineral fibre sandwich panels.

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.9938 — Kingspan Group/Trimo 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’).