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

(Case M.10465 – ADECCO / AKKA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 514 I/02)

On 13 December 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 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 32021M10465. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10234 – BAIN CAPITAL / CINVEN / LONZA SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 509/03)

On 18 June 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 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 32021M10234. 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.10491 – Allianz/Intelsat)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 8/04)

1. On 21 December 2021, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Allianz SE (‘Allianz’, GERMANY), — Intelsat Holdings S.A. (‘Intelsat’, USA) Allianz acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Intelsat The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Allianz: Allianz is the ultimate parent of the Allianz group, a global financial services company active predominantly in relation to life and non-life insurance and asset management, — for Intelsat: operation of satellite networks, ground networks and connectivity infrastructure and provision of diversified communications services to customers such as telecommunications operators, media companies, and internet service providers. Intelsat uses its satellites as relay stations in space for the transmission of voice, video, and data communications.

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.10491 — Allianz/Intelsat 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.10599 – Clearlake Capital Group / STG Partners / Dodge Construction Network)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 31/08)

1. On 14 January 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: — Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (‘Clearlake’, United States of America), — Dodge Construction Network Holdings, L.P. (‘Dodge’, United States of America), controlled by STG Partners, LLC (‘STG’, United States of America) Clearlake and STG acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Dodge. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Clearlake: private equity investment, with portfolio companies active in software and technology-enabled services, energy and industrials, and consumer, — for STG: private equity investment, with portfolio companies active in software, data and analytics, — for Dodge: provider of data, analytics, news, and intelligence serving the North American commercial construction 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 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.10599 – Clearlake Capital Group / STG Partners / Dodge Construction Network 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.10519 – BLACKSTONE / INTERPLEX)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 23/01)

On 3 January 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 32022M10519. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10491 – ALLIANZ / INTELSAT)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 49/01)

On 21 January 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 32022M10491. 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.10569 – KKR / GIP / CYRUSONE)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 40/02)

1. On 12 January 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: — KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, USA); — Global Infrastructure Management, LLC (‘GIP’, USA); — CyrusOne, Inc. (‘CyrusOne’, USA). KKR and GIP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of CyrusOne. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for KKR: a global investment firm that offers alternative asset management and capital markets and insurance solutions.. — for GIP: an independent infrastructure fund manager investing in and managing assets that are mainly in the transportation, energy, waste and water sectors. — for CyrusOne: a real estate investment trust (‘REIT’) that owns, operates and develops enterprise-class, carrier-neutral, multi-tenant and single-tenant data centre properties in the US and Europe.

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.10569 – KKR / GIP / CRUYSONE 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.10589 – ADT / FORD NEXT / SNTNL)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 68/07)

1. On 2 February 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: — ADT LLC (‘ADT’, United States), ultimately controlled by the Apollo Group (United States), — Ford Next LLC (‘Ford Next’, United States), belonging to the Ford Group (United States), — SNTNL LLC (‘SNTNL’, United States), controlled by Ford Next. ADT and Ford Next will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of SNTNL. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of securities in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — ADT provides security, automation, smart home solutions and offers 24/7 professional monitoring services. — Ford Next houses the self-driving vehicle business operations of Ford Group, including its self-driving systems integration, autonomous vehicle research and advanced engineering, AV transportation-as-a-service network development, user experience, business strategy and business development teams. — SNTNL intends to develop, manufacture and sell connected, intelligent vehicle security systems and related services such as third-party monitoring.

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.10589 – ADT / FORD NEXT / SNTNL 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.10480 – GOLDMAN SACHS / NN INVESTMENT PARTNERS HOLDING)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 62/05)

1. On 26 January 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: — The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, US), — NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V (2). (‘NNIP’, Netherlands), controlled by NN Group N.V. (Netherlands). Goldman Sachs will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of NNIP. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — Goldman Sachs is a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm, — NNIP is an asset management subsidiary of Netherlands-based insurance company NN Group N.V.

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 (3) 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.10480 – GOLDMAN SACHS / NN INVESTMENT PARTNERS HOLDING 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) Including sole control of NN Investment Partners Funds Corporation (Poland SA) and joint control with Venn Partner Service Limited of Venn Hypotheken (Netherlands BV).

(3) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10599 – CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP / STG PARTNERS / DODGE CONSTRUCTION NETWORK)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 72/03)

On 7 February 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 32022M10599. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10154 — BME/Saint-Gobain Distribution the Netherlands)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 69/01)

On 9 July 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 32021M10154. 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.10606 – MUBADALA / NATIONALE-NEDERLANDEN / HEALTHCARE ACTIVOS MANAGEMENT / HEALTHCARE ACTIVOS YIELD SOCIMI /HEALTHCARE ACTIVOS INVESTMENT / SEQUÊNCIALTERNATIVA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 88/03)

1. On 16 February 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: — Mubadala Investment Company (‘MIC’, United Arab Emirates), — Nationale-Nederlanden (‘NN’, the Netherlands), — Healthcare Activos Management S.L. (‘HAM’, Spain), — HEALTHCARE ACTIVOS YIELD SOCIMI S.A., (‘HAY’, Spain), — Various real estate companies owned by HEALTHCARE ACTIVOS INVESTMENT, S.A. (‘HAISA Entities’, Spain), — Sequêncialternativa S.A. (‘SQA’, Portugal). MIC, NN and HAM acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of HAY, the HAISA Entities and SQA (together, the ‘Target’). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for MIC: investing in a wide range of strategic sectors, including energy, utilities, real estate, basic industries and services. MIC holds investments in entities that are active in multiple countries around the world, — for NN: an international financial services company that provides retirement, pensions, insurance, investments and banking services, — for HAM: the provision of management services to the Target, — for the Target: the acquisition and leasing of real estate assets for healthcare uses, such as clinics, hospitals, primary care centres, nursing homes and mental care institutions. The Target’s assets are located in Spain and Portugal.

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.10606 – MUBADALA / NATIONALE-NEDERLANDEN / HEALTHCARE ACTIVOS MANAGEMENT / HEALTHCARE ACTIVOS YIELD SOCIMI / HEALTHCARE ACTIVOS INVESTMENT / SEQUÊNCIALTERNATIVA 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.10304 – THERMO FISHER / PPD)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 78/01)

On 7 December 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 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 32021M10304. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10567 – ACE / MOSADEX / PHARMALOT COMPOUNDING)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 104/01)

On 16 February 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 Dutch 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 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 32022M10567. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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