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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10055 — MIRA/Romanian assets of CEZ)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 424/11)

1. On 1 December 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 Infrastructure and Real Assets (Europe) Limited (‘MIRA’, United Kingdom), belonging to the Macquarie Group Limited (‘Macquarie’, Australia), — Romanian electricity generation, electricity distribution, and electricity and natural gas retail supply assets (‘Romanian assets of CEZ’, Romania), currently held by ČEZ a.s. (‘CEZ’, Czechia). MIRA acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the Romanan assets of CEZ. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for MIRA: the management of infrastructure and other real assets, including real estate, energy and agricultural assets. MIRA forms part of the Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets division of Macquarie, a global investment, banking and financial services provider, — for Romanian assets of CEZ: seven companies which together operate an electricity distribution network, a portfolio of renewable energy assets and a retail electricity and gas supply business, all located in Romania.

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.10055 — MIRA/Romanian assets of CEZ 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.9858 — Bosch Group/ELCO Group/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 422/05)

On 11 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 32020M9858. 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.9962 — Mylan/Aspen’s EU Thrombosis business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 432/02)

On 15 October 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 32020M9962. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

(Case M.9934 — Kingspan/TeraSteel-Wetterbest)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 428/15)

1. On 27 November 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 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Kingspan Holding Netherlands B.V. (the Netherlands), controlled by Kingspan Group plc, — TeraSteel SA(Romania), controlled by TeraPlast SA, — TeraSteel d.o.o. Leskovac (Serbia), controlled by TeraPlast SA, — TeraSteel Slovakia s.r.o. (Slovakia), controlled by TeraPlast SA, — Wetterbest SA (Romania), controlled by TeraPlast SA. Kingspan Holding Netherlands B.V. acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of TeraSteel SA, TeraSteel d.o.o. Leskovac, TeraSteel Slovakia s.r.o. (jointly ‘TeraSteel’) and Wetterbest SA. 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.: mainly active in the manufacture of sandwich panels, insulation, light & air solutions, water & energy and data & flooring technology. Kingspan Group has manufacturing and distribution operations throughout Europe, the Far East and the Americas, and is currently operating in over 70 countries, — for TeraSteel: mainly active in the production and supply of (i) foam sandwich panels, (ii) mineral fibre sandwich panels, (iii) single skin construction sheets, (iv) purlins and (v) turnkey halls. TeraSteel has two production facilities in Romania and one production facility in Serbia, — for Wetterbest SA: mainly active in the manufacture and supply of (i) single skin construction sheets and (ii) drainage systems/gutters. Wetterbest has two production facilities in Romania.

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.9934 — Kingspan/TeraSteel-Wetterbest 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.9686 – Mitsui/ Belchim Crop Protection)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 447/09)

1. On 15 December 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: — Mitsui & Co Ltd (‘Mitsui’, Japan), — Belchim Crop Protection NV (‘Belchim’, Belgium) Mitsui acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Belchim The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Mitsui: Mitsui is a Japanese general trading company. Its business covers several industries and products, in particular agricultural and chemical products for crop protection. Mitsui is active in crop protection in the EEA through its subsidiaries Certis, Spiess-Urania and Japan Agro Services. — for Belchim: Belchim is active in the development and commercialisation of agricultural products for crop protection. Belchim is active in the EEA under its own name and those of its subsidiaries Orchem, Nordisk Alkali, Protex and Proagro.

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.9686 – Mitsui/ Belchim Crop Protection 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.10038—Allied Universal Topco/G4S)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 436/10)

1. On 9 December 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: — Allied Universal Topco LLC (‘Allied Universal’, USA), controlled by Warburg Pincus LLC (USA) and Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (‘CDPQ’, Canada), — G4S plc (‘G4S’, United Kingdom). Allied Universal acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of G4S. The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 8 December 2020.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for G4S: a global integrated security business, offering a broad range of security services around the world including guarding, integrated security solutions, custodial and detention services, immigration, and policing, as well as a broad range of other services, such as health services, crisis planning, facilities management, employment services, and cash solutions, — for Allied Universal: a security services and facilities management company which provides: (i) integrated security solutions incorporating manned guarding and security technologies, (ii) cleaning and maintenance services, (iii) risk advisory and consulting services, and (iv) temporary and permanent staffing solutions, to customers across a variety of business sectors. It is mainly active in the United States, and to a lesser extent, in other countries, including the United Kingdom. It is an existing full-function joint venture, jointly controlled by Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm and CDPQ, an institutional investor.

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.10038—Allied Universal Topco/G4S 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.10065 — Advent/Nielsen Global Connect)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 5/09)

On 21 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 32020M10065. 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

Corrigendum to Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10474 – NESTE / RAVAGO / JV)

( Official Journal of the European Union C 480 of 29 November 2021 )

(2021/C 484/08)

Publication (2021/C 480/04) on page 4 is to be considered null and void.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10040 — M Group Services/Skanska Infrastructure Services)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 6/12)

1. On 21 December 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: — Skanska Construction UK Limited’s Infrastructure Services Business (‘SIS’, UK), ultimately owned and controlled by Skanska AB (‘Skanska’, Sweden), — M Group Services Ltd (‘M Group Services’, UK), controlled by PAI Partners SAS (‘PAI’, France). M Group Services acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of SIS. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for SIS: infrastructure maintenance services, design and civil engineering capabilities across the highways, street lighting and rail sectors in the UK, — for M Group Services: provider of various types of services to the regulated utilities, telecom and transport sectors in the UK, including installation and maintenance of network infrastructure, metering and related data services, and the construction, maintenance and repair of roads, railway and other infrastructure.

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.10040 — M Group Services/Skanska Infrastructure Services 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.
Initiation of proceedings

(Case M.9829 — Aon/Willis Towers Watson)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 5/08)

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

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

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference No. M.9829 — Aon/Willis Towers Watson, to the following address:

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

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10095 — Crédit Agricole Italia/Credito Valtellinese)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 20/09)

1. On 12 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: — Crédit Agricole Italia S.p.A. (‘CAI’, Italy), belonging to the Crédit Agricole Group (France), — Banca Piccolo Credito Valtellinese S.p.A (‘CreVal’, Italy) CAI acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of CreVal. The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 23 November 2020.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CAI: banking and insurance services in Italy, — for the Crédit Agricole Group: a wide range of banking and financial services offered in all sectors of retail banking and related financial activities such as insurance, asset management, leasing, factoring, investment banking and consumer credit, — for CreVal: retail banking sector in Italy.

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.10095 — Crédit Agricole Italia/Credito Valtellinese 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.10082 — CPPIB/TPG/The Torstein Hagen Interest in Possession Settlement/Viking)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 12/04)

1. On 23 December 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: — Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPPIB’, Canada), — TPG Capital (‘TPG’, United States), — The Torstein Hagen Interest in Possession Settlement (the ‘Trust’, Cayman Islands), — Viking Holdings Ltd (‘Viking’, Bermuda) controlled by the Trust. CPPIB, TPG and the Trust acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Viking. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CPPIB: a global investment management organisation that invests the funds transferred to it by the Canada Pension Plan. It principally invests in public and private equities, real estate, infrastructure, credit investments and fixed income investments. — for TPG: a private investment firm that manages a family of funds that invest in a variety of companies through acquisitions and corporate restructurings. — for the Trust: does not have any business activities that generate revenues other than those of Viking. — for Viking: operates ocean and river cruises throughout the world, including 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.

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.10082 — CPPIB/TPG/The Torstein Hagen Interest in Possession Settlement/Viking 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9995 — Permira Holdings Limited/Neuraxpharm Midco S.C.A.)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 27/03)

On 4 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 32020M9995. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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