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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 187/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8833 — Alps/Alpine)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 187/01)

On 24 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 32018M8833. 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 185/8

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8893 — Thyssen Alfa/Max Aicher Recycling/Noris Metallrecycling)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 185/09)

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: — Thyssen Alfa Rohstoffhandel München GmbH (‘Thyssen Alfa’, Germany), belonging to the Rethmann group, — Max Aicher Recycling GmbH (‘Max Aicher Recycling’, Germany), belonging to the Max Aicher group, — Noris Metallrecycling GmbH (‘Noris Metallrecycling’, Germany), controlled by Thyssen Alfa and Scholz Recycling GmbH. Thyssen Alfa and Max Aicher Recycling acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Noris Metallrecycling. The concentration is accomplished by way of a purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Thyssen Alfa: active in the collection, processing and trade of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap, — for Max Aicher Recycling: manages five scrapyards in Bavaria and is active in the collection and trade of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap, — for Noris Metallrecycling: manages two sites in Fürth and Nürnberg and active in the collection and trade of non-ferrous scrap.

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.8893 — Thyssen Alfa/Max Aicher Recycling/Noris Metallrecycling. 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 203/18

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8858 — Boeing/Safran/JV (auxiliary power units))

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 203/08)

1. On 5 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: — The Boeing Company (‘Boeing’, USA), — Safran S. A. (‘Safran’, France), — JV LLC (USA). Boeing and Safran acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of newly created joint-venture (JV LLC). 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 Boeing: design, manufacture and sale of commercial jetliners and defence, space and security systems globally. Boeing is also a provider of aftermarket services for the aerospace market, — for Safran: design, manufacture and sale of aerospace systems, aircraft equipment and defence globally. Products include aircraft and space engines, electrical and wiring systems and on-board systems for commercial, regional and business aircraft. Safran is also a provider of aftermarket services for its equipment, — for JV LLC: design, manufacture and supply auxiliary power units (‘APU Systems’) for use on commercial aircraft. The JV LLC will also provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services and associated spare parts in respect to APU Systems.

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.8858 — Boeing/Safran/JV (auxiliary power units) 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 196/34

Prior notification of a concentration

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

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 196/12)

1. On 30 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: — Phoenix PIB Austria Beteiligungs GmbH (Austria) (‘Phoenix’), belonging to the Phoenix companies group, — Farmexim SA, Romania (‘Farmexim’), — Help Net Farma SA, Romania (‘Help Net’). Phoenix acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Farmexim and Help Net. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Phoenix Group: a pharmaceutical wholesale, pharmacy retail and related pharma services provider in Europe, — Farmexim: a full-line wholesaler of pharmaceutical products, — Help Net: operator of a chain of pharmacies in Romania.

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.8922 — Phoenix PIB Austria/Farmexim and Help Net Farma 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 214/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8937 — Advent International/Zentiva)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 214/10)

1. On 8 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: — Advent International Corporation (‘Advent’, USA), — Zentiva group of companies, including Zentiva Pharma GmbH (Germany), Winthrop Arzneimittel GmbH (Germany), Winthrop Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd (UK), Zentiva France (France), Zentiva Polska sp. z.o.o. (Poland), Zentiva S.A. (Romania), Zentiva, a.s. (Slovakia), Zentiva International, a.s. (Slovakia), Zentiva Group, a.s. (Czech Republic), Zentiva, k.s. (Czech Republic), Zentiva Portugal, Lda (Portugal), Zentiva Italia S.r.l. (Italy), Zentiva GmbH (Austria), Helvepharm AG (Switzerland) and Zentiva HU Kft (Hungary) (together ‘Zentiva’), currently controlled by Sanofi. The proposed concentration consists of the acquisition of sole control by Advent of Zentiva within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Advent: a global private equity investor, focused investments in several sectors, namely business and financial services; healthcare; industrial; retail, consumer and leisure; and technology, media and telecom. — for Zentiva: a pharmaceutical group focused on the development, manufacturing and marketing of generic pharmaceutical products primarily within 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 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.8937 — Advent International/Zentiva 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 +32 229-64301 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 208/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8953 — Snam/DESFA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 208/11)

1. On 8 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: — Snam (of Italy), controlled by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (‘CDP’, of Italy), — Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator (‘DESFA’, of Greece). Snam acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of DESFA. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Snam: Snam is the holding company of the Snam Group, which owns the main transmission system operator in Italy, and has several participations in companies active in gas transmission and storage throughout the EU, — for CDP: CDP is a joint-stock company under public control of the Italian Government, — for DESFA: established in 2007 with the objective of operating, maintaining, managing, exploiting and developing the Hellenic Gas Transmission System, including its interconnections with Turkey and Bulgaria, and the LNG terminal located in Revythousa island.

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.8953 — Snam/DESFA 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.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 228/33

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8837 — Blackstone/Thomson Reuters F&R Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 228/06)

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: — The Blackstone Group L.P. (‘Blackstone’, United States), and — the Financial & Risk Business of Thomson Reuters Corporation (‘Target’, United States). Blackstone acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the Target. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Blackstone: global alternative asset manager and provider of financial advisory services, — for the Target: a global data and financial technology business that provides information and data analytics, enables financial transactions, and connects communities of trading, investment, financial, and corporate professionals. It also provides regulatory and risk management solutions to help customers anticipate and manage risk and compliance.

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.8837 — Blackstone/Thomson Reuters F&R 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’).
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 220/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8911 — Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems/Reydel Automotive)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 220/04)

1. On 18 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: — Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems BV, belonging to the Samvardhana Motherson Group (‘Motherson’, Netherlands), — Reydel Automotive Management BV and Reydel Automotive Holdings BV, both ultimately controlled by Cerberus Group (together ‘Reydel’, Netherlands). Motherson acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Reydel. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Motherson is a supplier of a wide range of automotive components. It develops, produces and distributes exterior mirrors, interior mirrors, blind spot detection systems, plastic components such as automotive exterior and interior modules, and is a supplier of instrument panels, cockpit modules, door panels, floor consoles and bumpers, — Reydel is a designer and manufacturer of automotive interior products, including instrument panels, door panels, console modules, cockpit modules and decorative parts.

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.8911 — Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems/Reydel Automotive 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 235/8

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8963 — Eurocar/Bonaldi)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 235/09)

1. On 28 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: — Eurocar Italia srl (‘Eurocar’), controlled by Volkswagen (‘VW’, Germany), — Bonaldi Motori SpA and Bonaldi Tech S.p.A. (‘Bonaldi’, Italy) Eurocar acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over the whole of Bonaldi. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Eurocar is active in the retail distribution of new and used passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (as well as OEM spare parts) of the VW Group brands in Italy, and related repair activities. The main regional focus is Friuli Venezia Giulia in North-Eastern Italy and Tuscany in Central Italy. — Bonaldi is active in the retail distribution of new and used passenger cars and light commercial vehicles of the brands of the Volkswagen Group in Italy, related repair activities and sale of OEM spare parts. The main regional focus is Lombardia in North-Western Italy.

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.8963 — Eurocar/Bonaldi 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’).
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 233/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8416 — The Priceline Group/Momondo Group Holdings)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 233/02)

On 17 July 2017, 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 32017M8416. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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