ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8958 — DV4/ABP/OMERS/Real Estate JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 81/02)

On 12 September 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 32018M8958. 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.10192 — Linde/Hyosung/JVs)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 74/07)

1. On 24 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: — Linde Korea Co., Ltd (‘Linde Korea’, South Korea), — Hyosung Heavy Industries Corporation (‘Hyosung’, South Korea), — Production JV (‘Production JV’, South Korea), — Sales JV (‘Sales JV’, South Korea) Linde Korea and Hyosung acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Production JV and of Sales JV. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in two newly created companies constituting joint ventures.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Linde Korea: a wholly owned subsidiary of Linde plc, which is a gases and engineering company with activities in more than 100 countries worldwide; — Hyosung: manufactures and sells heavy electrical equipment worldwide. It is also engaged in various areas of construction, including housing, redevelopment and reconstruction, business and commercial facilities, civil engineering and environment. — Production JV: will develop, construct and operate one or more plants for the production of liquid hydrogen in South Korea for sale to the Sales JV; — Sales JV: will sell and distribute such liquid hydrogen to customers for use in the mobility market in South Korea.

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: Case M.10192 — Linde/Hyosung/JVs 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.10199 — Goldman Sachs/Advania)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 90/05)

1. On 9 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: — Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, UK), — Advanvia AB (‘Advania’, Sweden). Goldman Sachs acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Advania. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Goldman Sachs: a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a range of banking, securities and investment services worldwide to a client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals, — for Advania: an information technology service corporation that offers integrated total solutions for the business community comprising software, hardware and maintenance and operation services. It provides a range of IT related services, platforms, cloud services, and support to multinational enterprises, governments, and businesses, both in the public and private sector.

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.10199 — Goldman Sachs/Advania 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.10079 — SARP/Suez RV Osis)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 83/02)

On 4 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 French 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 32021M10079. 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.10192 — Linde/Hyosung/JVs)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 103/01)

On 18 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 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 32021M10192. 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.10161 — The Goldman Sachs Group/Warburg Pincus/Good Host Spaces)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 96/05)

On 16 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 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 32021M10161. 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.10207 — ICG/Dr. Axel Paeger/AMEOS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 125/03)

1. On 29 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: — Intermediate Capital Group plc (‘ICG’, United Kingdom), — Dr. Axel Paeger (‘Dr. Paeger’, a German national), — AMEOS Gruppe AG (‘AMEOS’, Switzerland). ICG and Dr. Paeger acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of AMEOS. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for ICG: investment firm active in the structuring and provision of mezzanine finance, leveraged credit and minority and majority equity in companies across Europe, Asia Pacific and the US, — for Dr. Paeger: founder and Chief Executive Officer of AMEOS, — for AMEOS: private operator of acute general hospitals and acute psychiatric hospitals, as well as long-term elderly care and long-term mental care facilities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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.10207 — ICG/Dr. Axel Paeger/AMEOS 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.10222 — CDPQ/Telefónica/FiBrasil JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 117/07)

1. On 26 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: — Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (‘CDPQ’, Canada); — Telefónica S.A. (‘Telefónica’, Spain); and — FiBrasil Infraestrutura e Fibra Ótica SA (‘FiBrasil’, Brazil). CDPQ and Telefónica acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the newly created joint venture, FiBrasil. 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 CDPQ: long-term institutional investor managing funds primarily for public and parapublic pension and insurance plans. It invests these funds globally in major financial markets, private equity, infrastructure, and real estate; — for Telefónica: parent company of the Telefónica group, which is an international group active in the telecommunications sector, offering communication, information and entertainment solutions, with a presence in several EU Member States (Spain and Germany), the United Kingdom, and several Latin American countries; and — for FiBrasil: joint venture dedicated to the construction, development and operation of a neutral and independent optical fibre wholesale network in Brazil. FiBrasil is set to deploy and operate fibre-optic networks in selected mid-size cities across Brazil, and to offer fibre-to-the-home wholesale access to all telecommunications service providers.

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.10222 — CDPQ/Telefónica/FiBrasil JV Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10227 — KPS Capital Partners/Hydro Rolling)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 132/08)

1. On 31 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: — KPS Capital Partners, LP (‘KPS’, the US), — Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH (Germany), belonging to Norsk Hydro ASA (Norway), and — Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products AS (Norway), belonging to Norsk Hydro ASA. KPS acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH and Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products AS, which together form Norsk Hydro ASA’s aluminium flat rolled products business. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — KPS: investment fund controlling manufacturing and industrial companies across a diverse array of industries, including basic materials, branded consumer, healthcare and luxury products, automotive parts, capital equipment and general manufacturing. — Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH: production and supply of aluminium flat rolled products. — Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products AS: production and supply of aluminium flat rolled products.

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.10227 — KPS Capital Partners/Hydro Rolling 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.10224 — OTPP/Nikky Investments/Logoplaste)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 154/08)

1. On 23 April 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: — Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (‘OTPP’, Canada), — Nikky Investments S.A. (‘Nikky Investments’, Luxembourg), controlled by Mr. Filipe Maurício de Botton, — Logoplaste Parent S.à.r.l. (‘Logoplaste’, Luxembourg), controlled by The Carlyle Group. OTPP and Nikky Investments acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Logoplaste. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for OTPP: the administration of pension benefits and the investment of pension plan assets on behalf of active and retired teachers in the Canadian province of Ontario, — for Nikky Investments: operating as an investment vehicle owned by members of the founding family of the Logoplaste Group, — for Logoplaste: manufacturing of rigid plastic packaging solutions.

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.10224 — OTPP/Nikky Investments/Logoplaste 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.10006 — Covestro/Koninklijke DSM (Resins & Functional Materials Business and Other Assets))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 147/02)

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 32021M10006. 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.10226 — Prosegur/Euronet/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 187/07)

1. On 6 May 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: — Prosegur Cash, S.A. (‘Prosegur’, Spain), belonging to the group controlled by Prosegur Compañía de Seguridad, S.A., and — EFT Services Holding B.V. (‘Euronet’, the Netherlands), belonging to the group controlled by Euronet Worldwide, Inc. Prosegur and Euronet acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Latam ATM Solutions, S.L. (‘JV’, Spain). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — The Prosegur group provides security services to companies, homes and businesses. Prosegur has three business lines: (i) alarms, (ii) security and (iii) cash. — Euronet is an electronic payments provider. The Euronet group offers payment and transaction processing and distribution solutions to financial institutions, retailers, service providers and individual consumers. Its product offering includes among other things, ATM, point-of-sale (POS), all types of card and merchant acquiring services. — The JV will own, develop and operate independent ATM networks and will provide outsourced ATM services to financial institutions in certain American (in particular, Central and Latin American) countries. These services will be exclusively provided outside the EEA.

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.10226 — Prosegur/Euronet/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.