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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10721 – CELANESE / DUPONT (MOBILITY & MATERIALS BUSINESS))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 333/10)

1. On 23 August 2022, 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: — Celanese Corporation (‘Celanese’, USA), — DuPont’s Mobility & Materials Business, controlled by DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (USA). Celanese will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of DuPont’s Mobility & Materials Business. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Celanese is a global chemical and specialty materials company, producing high performance engineered polymers that are used in a variety of applications, as well as a producer of acetyl products, which are intermediate chemicals for nearly all major industries. Celanese’s product portfolio serves a diverse set of end-use applications. — DuPont’s Mobility & Materials Business provides high-performance engineering thermoplastics, elastomers, pastes, filaments and advanced films to engineers and designers in the transportation, electronics, renewable energy, industrial and consumer end-markets to enable systems solutions for demanding applications and environments.

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.10721 – CELANESE / DUPONT (MOBILITY & MATERIALS BUSINESS) Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10858 – RAFFLES / APG / CMGO / TSH)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 349/06)

1. On 2 September 2022, 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: — Raffles Leven Limited (‘Raffles’, UK), belonging to GIC Realty (Singapore), — Stichting Depositary APG Strategic Real Estate Pool for the account and risk of APG Strategic Real Estate Pool (‘APG’, the Netherlands) controlled by Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (‘ABP’, the Netherlands), — MacGregor TSH 2 B.V. (‘CMGO’, the Netherlands), — TSH Grafton B.V. (‘TSH’, the Netherlands). Raffles, APG and CMGO will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of TSH. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — TSH: company whose principal area of business is the operation of The Student Hotel group, which is a hybrid hospitality business with 15 operating properties in the EU, — Raffles: indirect subsidiary of GIC Realty, which is focusing on the ownership of real estate assets on behalf of the government of Singapore, — APG: a depositary for an investment fund whose ultimate beneficial owner is ABP, a Dutch pension administration organisation that specialises in the field of collective pensions in the public sector, — CMGO: company representing the interest of the original founder of The Student Hotel group.

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 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.10858 – RAFFLES / APG / CMGO / TSH 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.10811 – INPEX / SC / SEML)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 363/04)

On 27 July 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10811. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10857 – CINVEN / ZURICH SANDER VERMÖGENSVERWALTUNG)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 385/09)

1. On 30 September 2022, 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: — Viridium Holding AG (‘Viridium’ Germany), controlled by Cinven Partnership LLP (‘Cinven’, United Kingdom), — Zurich Sander Vermögensverwaltungs AG (Germany), belonging to the group Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. (Switzerland). Cinven will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Zurich Sander Vermögensverwaltungs AG. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Cinven is a private equity business. Viridium is a provider of life insurance products, specialised in the management of closed life insurance portfolios in Germany, — Zurich Sander Vermögensverwaltungs AG holds a closed portfolio of life insurance policies held almost exclusively by German customers.

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 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.10857 – CINVEN / ZURICH SANDER VERMÖGENSVERWALTUNG 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.10629 – CSL / VIFOR PHARMA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 374/03)

On 31 May 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10629. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10922 – INTERPARKING SERVIZI / GKSD / JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 390/06)

1. On 3 October 2022, 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: — Interparking Servizi S.r.l. (‘Interparking’, Italy), controlled by the Ageas Group, — GKSD S.r.l., (‘GKSD’, Italy), controlled by the GK Group. Interparking and GKSD will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly-created joint venture (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 the following: — Interparking is active in the management of paid parking lots in Italy, — GKSD provides project management and consultancy services across a range of sectors including healthcare, construction, monitoring, advisory, insurance assessment and legal & tax advisory. GKSD is currently active only in Italy.

3. The business activities of the newly set-up JV will be the following: the JV will manage and exploit a recently-built parking lot located in the area of Milan and currently owned by Policlinico San Donato S.p.A. (‘PSD’).

4. 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 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.

5. 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.10922 – INTERPARKING SERVIZI / GKSD / 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.10882 – IRCP / CDC / ADTIM GROUP)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 404/09)

1. On 12 October 2022, 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: — InfraRed Capital Partners Limited (‘IRCP’, UK), ultimately controlled by Sun Life Financial Inc (Canada), — Caisse des dépôts et consignations (CDC’, France), — ADTIM SAS (‘ADTIM’, France), and its subsidiary ADTIM FTTH SAS (‘ADTIM FTTH’, France), (together ‘ADTIM Group’). IRCP and CDC will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of ADTIM Group. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — IRCP is a global investment manager, — CDC is a French public sector financial institution, with a special legal status, that fulfils missions of general interest in support of public policies. CDC is also active in open-market business activities, mainly in four divisions: (i) environment and energy, (ii) real estate, (iii) capital investment and (iv) services, — ADTIM Group is active in the fibre deployment sector in France. ADTIM Group concluded public services delegation agreements to build and operate a broadband and ultra-broadband internet network in the French departments of Drôme and Ardèche.

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 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.10882 – IRCP / CDC / ADTIM GROUP 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.10660 – MONTAGU / HG / WAYSTONE / KB ASSOCIATES)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 402/04)

On 30 June 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10660. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10960 – EPPE / PZEM SUBSIDIARIES)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 417/12)

1. On 20 October 2022, 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: — EP Power Europe, a.s. (‘EPPE’, Czech Republic), belonging to the EPH Group (Czech Republic), — PZEM Energy Company B.V. (‘PEC’) and its subsidiaries (a) Sloe Centrale Holding B.V. (‘SCH’), (b) Sloe Centrale B.V. (‘SCBV’) and (c) PZEM Tolling Sloe B.V. (‘PZEM TOLLING’), and PZEM Pipe B.V. (‘PZEM PIPE’) (all The Netherlands), either solely owned and controlled by PZEM Ficus or (ii) jointly owned and controlled by PZEM Ficus and EDF International. EPPE will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of PEC, SCH, SCBV, PZEM TOLLING and PZEM PIPE. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — EPPE (Czech Republic) belongs to the EPH Group. The EPH Group is a vertically integrated energy utility with several activities including lignite mining, electricity and heat production, distribution and supply as well as gas transmission, distribution, storage and supply, — PZEM Energy Company B.V. (‘PEC’) and its subsidiaries (a) Sloe Centrale Holding B.V. (‘SCH’), (b) Sloe Centrale B.V. (‘SCBV’), and (c) PZEM Tolling Sloe B.V. (‘PZEM TOLLING’) and PZEM Pipe B.V. (‘PZEM PIPE’) (all The Netherlands) are active in the energy and gas 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 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.10960 – EPPE / PZEM SUBSIDIARIES 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.10859 – TRAFIGURA / ECOBAT RESOURCES STOLBERG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 431/07)

1. On 3 November 2022, 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: — Trafigura Group Pte Limited (‘Trafigura’, Singapore), — Ecobat Resources Stolberg GmbH (‘ERS’, Germany), currently controlled by Ecobat LLC (‘Ecobat’, Germany). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares. Trafigura will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of ERS.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Trafigura is an independent commodity trader, specialising in the oil, minerals and metals markets at global level, — ERS owns a lead smelting facility in Stolberg, Germany that produces lead metal, as well as other base and precious metals including doré silver and sulphuric acid, recovered as by-products of the lead smelting process.

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.10859 – TRAFIGURA / ECOBAT RESOURCES STOLBERG Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10942 - PHO P/STORA ENSO MAXAU)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 425/04)

1. On 27 October 2022, 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: — PHO P GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of the Schwarz Group (‘PHO P’, Germany), — Stora Enso Maxau GmbH (‘Maxau’, Germany). PHO P will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Maxau. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — PHO P is part of the Schwarz Group, active in food retailing, food products, and in the collection, sorting, processing, recycling and commercialization of waste, — Maxau operates a paper manufacturing mill that produces supercalendered paper from recovered paper.

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 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.10942 – PHO P/STORA ENSO MAXAU 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.