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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9688 — Cinven/Astorg/LGC Science Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 5/03)

1. On 19 December 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: — Cinven Capital Management (VII) Gerenal Partner Limited (‘Cinven’, UK), — Astorg Asset Management S.à r.l. (‘Astorg’, Luxembourg), and — LGC Science Group Holdings Limited (‘LGC’, UK). Cinven and Astorg acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of LGC. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Cinven is a European private equity business engaged in the provision of investment management and investment advisory services to a number of investment funds, — Astorg is an independent European private equity firm with over EUR 8 billion of assets under management, and — LGC is the parent undertaking of a group of companies engaged in the provision of measurement tools, proficiency testing schemes, supply chain assurance standards, genomics reagents and instrumentation and research and measurement services.

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.9688 — Cinven/Astorg/LGC Science 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.9723 – Showa Denko K.K./Hitachi Chemical Company)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 17 February 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

(Case M.9274 — GlaxoSmithKline/Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 15/02)

On 10 July 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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) 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 32019M9274. 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.9163 — DA Agravis Machinery/Konekesko Eesti/Konekesko Latvija/ Konekesko Lietuva/Konekesko Finnish Agromachinery Trade business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 8/02)

On 25 March 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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) 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 32019M9163. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

(Case M.9704 — Gilde/Proman/Agilitas)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 26/02)

1. On 20 January 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Gilde V Management B.V. (‘Gilde’, The Netherlands), which is ultimately controlled by Gilde Management Holding B.V., — Proman Expansion (‘Proman’, France). Gilde and Proman acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Agilitas group (‘Agilitas Group’, Belgium) through its holding company Flemish Holdco I N.V. The Agilitas Group is currently solely controlled by Gilde. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Gilde: a private equity fund that invests in medium-sized companies active in various sectors in Europe and in particular in the Benelux, Germany, Switzerland and Austria, — for Proman: active in the staffing sector, in the field of interim, indefinite and fixed duration contracts. Proman operates in Belgium, Canada, France (including in the overseas departments La Reunion and Mayotte), Luxembourg, Monaco, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, — for the Agilitas Group: provision of HR solutions with a focus on temporary staffing in Belgium and the Netherlands.

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.9704 — Gilde/Proman/Agilitas 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.9691 – Mahindra & Mahindra/Ford Motor Company/Ardour)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 23/11)

1. On 14 January 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Mahindra and Mahindra Limited (India), — Ford Motor Company (United States), — Ardour Automotive Private Limited (India). 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 Mahindra and Mahindra Limited: M&M is the parent company of the Mahindra Group which is active in various sectors including, amongst others, automotive and automotive aftermarket, — for Ford Motor Company: FMC is the parent company of the Ford Group which designs, manufactures, markets and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company and is also active in electrification, autonomous vehicles and mobility solutions, — for Ardour Automotive Private Limited: The JV will design, engineer, test, manufacture, market, sell, distribute and export passenger vehicles as well as replacement and service parts and components and assemblies for such vehicles.

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.9691 – Mahindra & Mahindra/Ford Motor Company/Ardour 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.9719 — Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited/OMERS Administration Corporation/Riverstone Barbados Limited)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 40/07)

1. On 30 January 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (‘FFHL’, Canada), — Kingston Infrastructure Holdings Inc. (‘Kingston’, Canada), controlled by OMERS Administration Corporation (‘OMERS’, Canada), — Riverstone Barbados Limited (‘Riverstone’, Barbados). FFHL and Kingston acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Riverstone. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — FFHL is a holding company engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and associated investment management. — OMERS is the administrator of the Ontario Minicipal Employees Retirement System Primary Pension Plan and trustee of the pension funds. It manages a diversified global portfolio of stocks and bonds as well as real estate, private equity and infrastructure investments. — Riverstone carries out the management of run-off insurance businesses and portfolios.

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.9719 — FFHL / OMERS / Riverstone 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.9587 — ENGIE/EDP Renovaveis/EDPR Offshore España)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 31/06)

1. On 23 January 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — ENGIE S.A. (‘ENGIE’, France), — EDP Renovaveis S.A. (‘EDPR’, Spain), belonging to the EDP group, — EDPR Offshore España S.L.U. (‘EDPR Offshore España’, Spain), belonging to the EDP group. ENGIE and EDPR acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of EDPR Offshore España. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and a contribution of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for ENGIE: An industrial company active in the fields of gas, electricity and energy services, — for EDPR: A renewable energy subsidiary of EDP Group active in developing, building and operating wind farms and solar plants worldwide, — for EDPR Offshore España: A subsidiary of EDPR active in offshore windfarm activities worldwide.

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.9587 — ENGIE/EDP Renovaveis/EDPR Offshore España Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9748 — KKR/Dentix Health Corporation)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 48/13)

1. On 4 February 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, United States), — Dentix Health Corporation, S.L.U. (‘Dentix Health Corporation’, Spain) KKR acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Dentix Health Corporation. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for KKR: global investment firm which offers a broad range of alternative asset funds and other investment products to investors and provides capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and other clients, — for Dentix Health Corporation: provider of dental care services, through a network of more than 370 fully owned and operated clinics across Spain, Italy, Portugal, Colombia, Chile, Mexico and the United Kingdom.

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.9748 — KKR/Dentix Health Corporation 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.9698 — Platinum Equity Group/Biscuit International)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 46/03)

On 29 January 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9698. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9466 — Infineon/Cypress)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 56/03)

On 16 October 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 32019M9466. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9700 — Dnata/Alpha LSG)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 51/14)

1. On 7 February 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Dnata (United Arab Emirates), ultimately controlled by the Government of Dubai (United Arab Emirates), — Alpha LSG Limited (‘Alpha LSG’, United Kingdom). Dnata acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Alpha LSG. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Dnata: provision of airline services, including in-flight catering, passenger handling, cargo handling, maintenance and other technical services for airlines in a number of countries worldwide. Dnata is controlled by the Government of Dubai, which also controls Emirates Airlines, — for Alpha LSG: in-flight catering services in the United Kingdom.

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.9700 — Dnata/Alpha LSG 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.9316 — Peab AB/YIT Oyj’s paving and mineral aggregates business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 64/10)

1. On 20 February 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Peab AB (‘Peab’, Sweden), — YIT Oyj (‘YIT’, Finland). Peab acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control parts of YIT, namely all shares of YIT Danmark A/S (Denmark), all shares of YIT Norge AS (Norway), all shares of YIT Teollisuus Oy (Finland) as well as all assets of YIT Sverige AB (Sweden) that are related to its mineral aggregates, asphalt and paving businesses. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and by way of purchase of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Peab is active in construction, civil engineering and related products and operates its business mainly in Finland, Norway and Sweden. — YIT is a construction company. The transaction concerns its business in production and sale of mineral aggregates in Finland, Norway and Sweden as well as the production and sales of asphalt and paving operations in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

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.9316 Peab/YIT’s paving and mineral aggregates 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’).