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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 223/6

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8890 — BNP Paribas/ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 223/05)

On 22 June 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 32018M8890. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 239/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8938 — LG Electronics/ZKW Holding/Mommert Gewerbeimmobilien)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 239/06)

1. On 13 June 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: — LG Electronics, Inc. (‘LGE’) (South Korea), — ZKW Holding GmbH (‘ZKW Holding’) (Austria) and Mommert Gewerbeimmobilien Verwaltungs GmbH (‘MGIV’) (Austria) (altogether ‘ZKW’). LGE acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of ZKW. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — LGE is a producer and supplier of electronics, mobile communications devices and home appliances on a global level. LGE is a recent entrant in the market for automotive lighting systems, with limited sales in Asia and a focus on rear lighting. — ZKW is an Austrian manufacturer of automotive lighting systems with exports worldwide. ZKW develops and produces lighting systems for the full range of automotive vehicles. ZKW mainly produces front lighting systems for Original Equipment Manufacturers in the European Union. MGIV is a mere intermediate holding company, which is not directly engaged in any economic activity. After closing, MGIV will indirectly hold ZKW Holding’s real estate assets in Wieselburg.

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.8938 — LG Electronics/ZKW Holding/Mommert Gewerbeimmobilien Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 234/1

Initiation of proceedings

(Case M.8674 — BASF/Solvay’s EP and P&I Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 234/01)

On 26 June 2018, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned 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 M.8674 — BASF/Solvay’s EP and P&I Business, 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’).
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 248/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8850 — Kaiser+Kraft/Hoffmann/Simple System)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 248/01)

On 3 July 2018, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in German language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8850. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 243/12

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8959 — Sonatrach/Augusta Refinery Assets)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 243/07)

1. On 3 July 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Société Nationale pour la recherche, la production, le transport, la transformation et la commercialisation des hydrocarbures SPA (‘Sonatrach’, Algeria), — Augusta Refinery Assets, currently owned and controlled by Esso Italiana S.r.l., an affiliate of ExxonMobil Corporation. Sonatrach acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the Augusta Refinery Assets. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Sonatrach: Sonatrach is an Algerian government-owned company operating in the oil and gas sector. Sonatrach has integrated activities in the exploration, production, refining, transportation and marketing of hydrocarbons, — for the Augusta Refinery Assets: the Augusta Refinery Assets consist of a refinery located in Augusta, Italy and a number of ancillary assets. The undertaking is active in the markets for crude oil refining for fuel and non-fuel products and sales of refined fuel and non-fuel 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.8959 — Sonatrach/Augusta Refinery Assets 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.8984 — Hg/Vista/Allocate)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 261/04)

1. On 17 July 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — HgCapital LLP (‘HG’, UK), — Vista Equity Partners (‘Vista’, USA), and — Allocate Software (‘Allocate’, UK) controlled by Vista. Hg and Vista acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Allocate. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Hg is a private equity firm which invests mainly in Europe into technology and technology enabled service businesses. A number of Hg’s portfolio companies provide IT Services including the provision of business software, — Vista is a U.S. based private equity firm that is focused on investments in software, data and technology-enabled businesses led by world-class management teams with long-term perspective, — Allocate is a provider of workforce and risk management software primarily to the healthcare industry.

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.8984 — Hg/Vista/Allocate 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.8786 — OMERS/DV4/QIA/ABP/Real Estate JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 255/06)

Oxford, DV4, QDREIC and APG acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over E1EV LLPs and E2LG LLPs by way of purchase of shares.

E2LG LLPs joint venture comprising of the following three limited liability partnerships: Elephant and Castle LLP, Merchant City (Glasgow) LLP and Holbeck Quarter (Leeds) LLP (‘E2LG LLPs’, UK);

E1EV LLPs joint venture comprising of the following two limited liability partnerships: Tribeca Square LLP and East Village London LLP (‘E1EV LLPs’, UK),

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

On 11 July 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 )

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— 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 DV4: a real estate investment fund,

— for QDREIC: a real estate investment and development company, wholly owned by the sovereign investment fund of the State of Qatar,

— 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 E1EV LLPs and E2LG LLPs: managing and developing a portfolio of residential and retail real estate assets in the United Kingdom.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9020 — ENGIE/GreenYellow/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 272/07)

1. On 27 July 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — ENGIE SA (‘ENGIE’, France), — GreenYellow SAS (‘GreenYellow’, France), belonging to the group Casino. ENGIE and GreenYellow acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company (the ‘JV’). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — ENGIE: activities in the sectors of gas, electricity and energy-related services, — GreenYellow: activities in the sector of photovoltaic solutions and energy efficiency.

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.9020 — ENGIE/GreenYellow/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.
Initiation of proceedings

(Case M.8797 — Thales/Gemalto)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 269/02)

On 23 July 2018, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned 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.8797 — Thales/Gemalto, 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8983 — Spigas/Canarbino/Miogas)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 286/04)

1. On 7 August 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) . This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Spigas S.r.l. (‘Spigas’) (Italy), controlled by EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (‘EnBW’) (Germany), — Canarbino SpA (‘Canarbino’) (Italy), — Miogas & Luce S.r.l. (‘Miogas’) (Italy). Spigas and Canarbino acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of Miogas. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Spigas is active on the markets for the wholesale supply of gas, primarily in Italy, but also in other markets in the EU. Furthermore, Spigas focuses on industrial gas customers with an annual consumption greater than 1 000 000 m3 as well as on small gas end-customers in certain Italian regions, — Canarbino operates as a vertically integrated company in the energy supply chain, both in gas and electricity. In recent years, Canarbino Group has strengthened its position along the entire energy supply chain through the expansion in the downstream segment in Italy. Canarbino carries out trading activities of electricity and natural gas on all the major energy exchanges and on the major European gas hubs. The energy purchased is resold to wholesale customers. In the downstream segment (retail supply to end-customers), Canarbino Group reaches 165 000 customers concentrated mainly in central and northern Italy (with a focus on Milan), — Miogas is a regional supplier of natural gas and electricity for about 35 000 customers in the south-western belt of Milan, mainly in the municipalities of Gaggiano, Binasco, Rozzano and Melegnano.

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.8983 — Spigas/Canarbino/Miogas 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.8877 — LyondellBasell Industries/A Schulman)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 278/01)

On 27 June 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 32018M8877. 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.8956 — Biogen/Samsung BioLogics/Bioepis JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 297/07)

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

On 17 August 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) by which Biogen Inc. (‘Biogen’, United States) and Samsung BioLogics Co. Ltd. (‘Samsung BioLogics’, South Korea), a company controlled by the Samsung Group (South Korea), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Samsung Bioepis Co Ltd. (‘Bioepis’, South Korea), currently solely controlled by Samsung BioLogics.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Biogen: a biopharmaceutical company active in research, development and provision of therapies for serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases worldwide,

— for Samsung BioLogics: a company active in the development and manufacturing of biopharmaceutical products worldwide,

— for Samsung Group: a conglomerate active in a wide array of industries, including electronics, shipbuilding, engineering and insurance,

— for Bioepis: active in the development of biosimilar medicines. Bioepis is a joint venture between Samsung BioLogics and Biogen.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9033 — Clearlake Capital Group/Vista/Eagleview Technology Corporation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 290/03)

On 3 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 32018M9033. 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.8978 — AMF/KLP/Stena Sphere/Stena Renewable)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 303/01)

On 22 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 32018M8978. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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