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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9166 — Santander Group/Hyundai Motor Company Group/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 423/09)

1. On 14 November 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: — Santander Consumer Bank AG (‘SCB’, Spain), solely controlled by Santander Banco Santander, S.A. (‘Santander’, Spain), — Hyundai Capital Services Inc. (‘HCS’, South Korea), solely controlled by Hyundai Motor Company (‘HCM’, South Korea). The proposed concentration consists of the acquisition of joint control by Santander, through its subsidiary SCB, and HCM, through its subsidiary HCS, over a newly created joint venture (the ‘JV’). The Transaction is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Santander is active in retail banking, asset management, corporate and investment banking, treasury and insurance. Santander operates across Europe, as well as in the United States, Latin America, and Asia, — HCM is a manufacturer of motor vehicles. HCM also offers financial services through its subsidiary HCS, — the JV will offer automotive financing services related to Hyundai and Kia-branded motor vehicles in Europe, as well as related services, such as insurance.

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.9166 — Santander Group/Hyundai Motor Company Group/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.
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On 16 March 2018, the Commission adopted a Statement of Objections (‘SO’) which was notified to the Notifying Party on the same day. According to the SO, the Proposed Transaction would significantly impede effective competition within the meaning of Article 2(3) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement: (i) in the EEA market for chloride-based titanium dioxide pigment for use in paper laminate as a result of non-coordinated effects; and (ii) in the EEA markets for rutile titanium dioxide pigment for use in coatings and plastics (and their possible sub-segmentations) and in the EEA market for chloride-based titanium dioxide pigment for use in paper laminate as a result of coordinated effects. The Commission's preliminary conclusion was, therefore, that the notified concentration was not compatible with the internal market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9154 — DV4/ABP/OMERS/QIA/Real estate JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 435/09)

1. On 26 November 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: — DV4 Limited (‘DV4’, British Virgin Islands); — Stichting Depositary APG Strategic Real Estate Pool (‘APG’, the Netherlands); — Oxford Jersey Holding Company Limited (‘Oxford’, Jersey); — Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company Q.P.S.C. (‘QDREIC’, Qatar). Oxford, DV4, APG and QDREIC acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over an existing joint venture that owns, develops, manages and offers for rent residential real estate at the Middlewood Locks site in Manchester (United Kingdom). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for DV4: a real estate investment fund; — for APG: a depositary for an investment fund whose ultimate beneficial owner is Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, a pension administration organisation that specialises in the field of collective pensions in the public sector; — for Oxford: part of the wider OMERS Administration Corporation (‘OMERS’) Group. OMERS is the administrator of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Primary Pension Plan and trustee of the pension funds. OMERS manages a diversified global portfolio of stocks and bonds as well as real estate, private equity and infrastructure investments; — for QDREIC: a real estate investment and development company, wholly owned by the sovereign investment fund of the State of Qatar.

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.9154 — DV4/ABP/OMERS/QIA/Real estate 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.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9210 — NN Group/Allianz Group/NRP/Target Entities)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 451/09)

1. On 7 December 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: — NN Group N.V. (‘NN Group’, the Netherlands), — Allianz SE (‘Allianz Group’, Germany), — NRP Group (‘NRP’, Norway), — eight property companies and their corresponding real estate properties (the ‘Target Entities’, Denmark and Sweden). NN Group, Allianz Group, and NRP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Target Entities. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for NN Group: financial services provider offering retirement services, insurance, investments and banking products, — for Allianz Group: global financial services provider active in all market segments related to insurance, asset management and, to a very limited extent, real estate, — for NRP: investment firm active in the provision of direct investment and fund solutions within the real estate, shipping and offshore sectors, — for the Target Entities: eight property companies and their corresponding real estate properties located in Denmark and Sweden. Five of the Target Entities are currently solely controlled by NRP and the remaining three Target Entities are currently jointly controlled by NRP and another unaffiliated third party (T. Klaveness Eiendom AS for two of the three Target Entities, and Västerport Holding AB for the third Target Entity).

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.9210 — NN Group/Allianz Group/NRP/Target Entities 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.9133 — MET Renewables/O Zone/NIS Energowind)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 447/06)

On 4 December 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 32018M9133. 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.8963 — Eurocar/Bonaldi)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 460/03)

On 1 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 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 32018M8963. 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.9158 — SoftBank/Toyota Motor Corporation/Monet Technologies JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 459/05)

On 12 December 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 32018M9158. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Inapplicability of the Regulation to a notified operation (Case M.9300 — Tyson Foods/European and Thai businesses of BRF)

( Official Journal of the European Union C 267 of 9 August 2019 )

(2019/C 292/05)

On the cover, in the table of contents, and on page 2, in the title:

for:

‘Inapplicability of the Regulation to a notified operation (Case M.9300 — Tyson Foods/European and Thai businesses of BRF)’,

read:

‘Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9300 — Tyson Foods/European and Thai businesses of BRF)’.

On page 2, in the first paragraph:

for:

‘On 17 May 2019, the Commission decided that the notified operation in the above case does not fall within the scope of the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) because it does not constitute a concentration within the meaning of Article 3 of the said Regulation. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(a) of the Regulation.’,

read:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9087 — Mondi Štětí/Holzindustrie Maresch/Eco-Investment/Labe Wood)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 9/02)

On 29 November 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 32018M9087. 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.9135 — The Blackstone Group/Luminor Bank)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 2/04)

1. On 18 December 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: — The Blackstone Group L.P. (‘Blackstone’, United States), and — Luminor Bank AS (‘Luminor Bank’, Estonia) which belongs to the Luminor Group AB (Sweden). Blackstone acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Luminor Bank. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Blackstone: asset management and financial advisory services, and — for Luminor Bank: financial services, including retail and corporate banking, in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

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.9135 — The Blackstone Group/Luminor Bank 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.9201 — Siemens/TUTPL/SPC JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 21/06)

On 9 January 2019, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9201. 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.9244 — OMERS/Altice/SFR FTTH)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 20/11)

1. On 10 January 2019, 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: — OMERS Infrastructure European Holdings B.V. (‘OMERS Infrastructure’, The Netherlands), controlled by OMERS Administration Corporation (‘OMERS’), — Altice France S.A. (‘Altice’, France), controlled by Altice Europe N.V., — SFR FTTH (France), currently controlled by Altice. OMERS and Altice acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of SFR FTTH. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for OMERS Infrastructure: infrastructure arm of OMERS, the administrator of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Primary Pension Plan in Canada, which invests globally in infrastructure and private equity assets, — for Altice: the provision of telecoms, content, media, entertainment and advertising services, — for SFR FTTH: the fibre network activity of the electronic communications operator exclusively controlled by Altice, SFR S.A., in certain areas of France, outside the high density areas as defined by the French electronic communications regulator, the Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques et des postes.

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.9244 — OMERS/Altice/SFR FTTH 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.9126 — MHI/Danfoss/AIP)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 28/05)

1. On 16 January 2019, 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 Heavy Industries, Ltd (Japan), — Danfoss A/S (Denmark). Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (‘MHI’) and Danfoss A/S (‘Danfoss’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Artemis Intelligent Power Limited (‘AIP’), a company based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, currently controlled by MHI and active in the provision of technology associated with Digital Displacement hydraulics. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for MHI: an international supplier of heavy industrial machinery, headquartered in Tokyo, — for Danfoss: a supplier of products and services in areas such as mobile hydraulics, cooling and heating, headquartered in Nordborg.

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.9126 — MHI/Danfoss/AIP 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.