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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8496 — Strabag/Max Bögl International/SMB)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 183/08)

1. On 22 May 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: — Strabag AG (‘Strabag’, Austria), — Max Bögl International SE (‘Bögl’, Germany), — SMB Construction International GmbH (‘SMB’, Germany). Strabag and Bögl acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of SMB. 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 Strabag: all areas of the building and construction industry, especially road construction, civil engineering, project management and construction materials, — for Bögl: various segments of the construction industry, especially construction of public buildings, civil engineering and infrastructure, — for SMB: construction of inclining curves for proving grounds for automobiles.

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.8496 — Strabag/Max Bögl International/SMB 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 199/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8865 — AIG/Validus)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 199/02)

On 29 May 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 32018M8865. 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 195/6

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8771 — Total/Engie (Part of Liquefied Natural Gas Business))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 195/03)

On 11 April 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 32018M8771. 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 214/10

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8929 — Apollo Management/Generali Belgium)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 214/09)

1. On 11 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: — Athora Holding Ltd (‘Athora’, Bermuda), which is controlled by Apollo Management L.P. (‘Apollo’, US), and — Generali Belgium SA (‘Generali Belgium’, Belgium). Athora acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Generali Belgium. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are as follows: — Athora is active in insurance and reinsurance in Germany and the United Kingdom, — Apollo is a global investment fund that has holdings in businesses in a range of sectors, — Generali Belgium is a provider of life and non-life insurance, active only in Belgium.

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.8929 — Apollo Management/Generali Belgium 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 223/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8922 — Phoenix PIB Austria/Farmexim and Help Net Farma)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 223/04)

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 32018M8922. 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 218/34

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8823 — Neste/Demeter Animal Fats and Proteins)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 218/12)

1. On 15 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: — Neste Oyj (Finland), — Int. Handelsmaatschappij Demeter BV (Netherlands), controlled by Demeter Holding BV. Neste Oyj (Neste) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of G Int. Handelsmaatschappij Demeter BV (Demeter), which will regroup the animal fats and proteins sourcing and supply activities of the Demeter group. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Neste: Neste is a refining and marketing company focusing on low-emission, high-quality traffic fuels. For its production of renewable fuel, the Neste group uses a variety of renewable feedstock, including animal fats, — for Demeter: Demeter is active in the purchase and resale of processed animal fats and of processed animal proteins.

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.8823 — Neste/Demeter Animal Fats and Proteins 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’).
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 235/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8882 — Kennedy Wilson/AXA/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 235/02)

On 5 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 32018M8882. 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 230/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8880 — Oetker/Henkell/Freixenet)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 230/08)

1. On 22 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: — Henkell International GmbH (‘Henkell’, Germany), controlled by Dr. August Oetker KG (‘Oetker’, Germany), — Freixenet, SA (‘Freixenet’, Spain). Oetker acquires — through its wholly-owned subsidiary Henkell — within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Freixenet. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Henkell: production and sale of sparkling wine, wine and spirits, — for Oetker: manufacturer, supplier and distributor of food products, provider of shipping services, owner of specialised outlets for catering and publishing of cookbooks, — for Freixenet: production and sale of sparkling wine and still wine.

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.8880 — Oetker/Henkell/Freixenet 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’).
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 244/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8904 — PIMCO/Echo/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 244/02)

On 6 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 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 32018M8904. 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 241/2

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8929 — Apollo Management/Generali Belgium)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 241/03)

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 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 32018M8929. 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 258/2

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8946 — Lindsay Goldberg/Coveris Rigid)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 258/03)

On 17 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 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 32018M8946. 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 250/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8968 — HIG Capital/INEOS (Baleycourt business & ICT business))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 250/02)

On 11 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 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 32018M8968. 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.9039 — Bain Capital/Vista/Aptean Public Sector/Superion/TriTech)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 270/04)

1. On 25 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: — Bain Capital Investors, LLC (‘Bain Capital’, United States), — Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (‘Vista’, United States), — the ‘public sector’ business of Aptean Parent Company SARL (‘Aptean Public Sector’, United States), currently solely controlled by Vista, — Superion, LLC (‘Superion’, United States), currently solely controlled by Vista, — TriTech Software Systems, Inc. (‘TriTech’, United States), currently solely controlled by Bain Capital. Bain Capital and Vista acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Aptean Public Sector, Superion and TriTech. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Bain Capital: a U.S. based private equity investment firm that invests in companies on a worldwide basis across most industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial and industrial/manufacturing, — for Vista: a U.S. based private equity firm that is focused on investments in software, data and technology-enabled businesses, — for Aptean Public Sector, Superion and TriTech: U.S. based providers of enterprise software.

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.9039 — Bain Capital/Vista/Aptean Public Sector/Superion/TriTech Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: E-mail: 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.9004 — SL04/Ambienta Sgr/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 264/11)

1. On 18 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: — S.L.04 S.à. r.l. (‘SL04’, Luxembourg), indirectly controlled by L Catterton Partners (‘L Catterton’, U.S.), — Ambienta Sgr S.p.A. (‘Ambienta’, Italy), controlled by Ambienta Holding S.r.l. (Italy), — Pibinew S.r.l. (‘Pibinew’, Italy). SL04 and Ambienta acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Pibinew. The concentration is accomplished by way of a purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for SL04: a private equity firm indirectly controlled by L Catterton whose portfolio companies operate in the retail and restaurant business, the food and beverage business, consumer service and consumer product businesses including the production and sale of cosmetics and fragrance products, — for Ambienta: a private equity firm whose portfolio includes companies operating in the renewable power, biofuels, energy efficiency, pollution mitigation, and waste and water resource management sectors, — for Pibinew: designing, manufacturing, decorating and selling plastic packaging for the cosmetic 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.9004 — SL04/Ambienta Sgr/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.