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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9419 — PSP/Welltower/SRG/Senior Housing Property)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 231/06)

1. On 1 July 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: — Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSP’, Canada), — Welltower Inc. (‘Welltower’, USA), — SRG Partners, LLC (‘SRG’, USA), — Senior housing property known as ‘Peninsula Del Rey’ (‘Peninsula Del Rey’, USA). PSP, Welltower and SRG acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Peninsula Del Rey. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for PSP: the pension investment manager of several Canadian pension plans, including the pension plan of the Canadian Federal Public Service and the Canadian Forces. PSP manages a diversified global fixed-securities portfolio as well as investments in private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt, — for Welltower: invests in properties concentrated in major high-growth markets, consisting of seniors' housing and post-acute communities, and outpatient medical properties in the USA, Canada and the UK, — for SRG: owns, manages and develops senior housing communities in the USA, — for Peninsula Del Rey: a senior housing property located at 165 Pierce Street in Daly City, San Mateo County, California, USA.

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.9419 — PSP/Welltower/SRG/Senior Housing Property 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.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9294 — BMS/Celgene)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 219/07)

1. On 24 June 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: — Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, (‘BMS’, United States), — Celgene Corporation (‘Celgene’, United States). BMS acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Celgene. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — BMS is a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in the United States. BMS is engaged in the development and commercialisation of innovative medicines in four main therapeutic areas: oncology, autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and fibrotic diseases; — Celgene is a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in the United States. Celgene is engaged primarily in the development and commercialisation of innovative therapies in oncology and autoimmune diseases.

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.9294 — BMS/Celgene Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9142 — REWE/Lekkerland)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 245/05)

1. On 15 July 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: — REWE-ZENTRALFINANZ eG (Germany, ‘REWE’) and REWE-Zentral Aktiengesellschaft (Germany) (together ‘REWE Group’), — Lekkerland AG & Co. KG (Germany) and Lekkerland AG (Germany) (together ‘Lekkerland’). REWE acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of Lekkerland. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — REWE is mainly active in the retail distribution of daily consumer goods. It operates supermarkets, beverage stores, discounters, DIY stores and drugstores under different brands, — Lekkerland is mainly active in the wholesale distribution of daily consumer goods like food-to-go and non-food products, including tobacco, as well as in the supply of e-loading solutions.

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.9142 — REWE/Lekkerland 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.9227 — Rockwell/Schlumberger/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 237/01)

On 9 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) 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 32019M9227. 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.9429 — Sports Direct International/GAME Digital)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 258/01)

On 26 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) 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 32019M9429. 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.9396 — CapMan/CBRE/Norled)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 248/01)

On 16 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) 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 32019M9396. 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.9493 — Triton/Aleris)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 269/04)

1. On 5 August 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: — Triton Managers V Limited (Jersey) and Triton Fund V GP S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg), belonging to the Triton group of managed funds (‘Triton’, Luxembourg), — Aleris Healthcare AB and Aleris Imaging AB (together ‘Aleris’, Sweden). Triton acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Aleris. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Triton: an investment firm that invests primarily in German-speaking countries, the Nordic countries, the Benelux region, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, — for Aleris: a Scandinavian private provider of specialty healthcare with a versatile offering of specialist care and diagnostic 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.9493 — Triton/Aleris 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.9416 — Bolloré Group/M7 Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 265/05)

1. On 31 July 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: — Groupe Canal + SA (‘Canal +’, France), controlled by Bolloré Group (‘Bolloré’, France), — M7 Group SA (‘M7’, Luxembourg). Canal + acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of M7. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Canal +: provision of retail pay-TV services in a number of countries worldwide, including France and Poland within the EEA; production and distribution of audio-visual content; TV channel broadcasting; online and offline selling of advertising windows, — for M7: provision of retail pay-TV services in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Romania and Slovakia; TV channel broadcasting in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania; TV channel wholesale distribution in Germany.

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.9416 — Bolloré Group/M7 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9381 — Carlyle/Mubadala/CEPSA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 284/02)

On 25 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) 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 32019M9381. 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.9195 — Lifeco/Hammerson/Swords Pavilions)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 276/03)

On 29 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) 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 32019M9195. 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.9458 — CBRE/Telford Homes)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 299/07)

1. On 28 August 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: — CBRE Group, Inc. (‘CBRE’, USA), — Telford Homes PLC (‘Telford Homes’, UK). CBRE acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Telford Homes. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CBRE: provides commercial real estate services on a worldwide basis, including real estate management services and facilities management services, commercial real estate investment management, and development services, — for Telford Homes: develops residential-led, mixed-use sites 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.9458 — CBRE/Telford Homes 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.9446 — Toyota Motor Corporation/Panasonic Corporation/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 289/03)

Toyota and Panasonic acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the JV. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

On 19 August 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 )

Panasonic Corporation develops, manufactures and sells electrical and electronic products worldwide. Amongst a number of other products, it develops, manufactures and sells automotive batteries,

Toyota Motor Corporation is active in a range of businesses. In particular, it designs, develops and sells automobiles, automotive components, and accessories,

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.9446 — Toyota Motor Corporation/Panasonic Corporation/JV

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9515 — TPG Asia/Genting Hong Kong/Dream Cruises)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 308/05)

1. On 4 September 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: — TPG Asia GenPar VII Advisors Inc. (‘TPG Asia’) (Cayman Islands), belongs to the group TPG, — Genting Hong Kong Limited (‘Genting HK’) (Bermuda), — Dream Cruises Holding Limited (‘Dream Cruises’) (Bermuda), controlled by Genting HK. TPG Asia and Genting HK acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Dream Cruises. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — TPG Asia: is a private investment firm that manages a family of funds that invest in a variety of companies through acquisitions. It is mainly active in the Asia Pacific region (including China, India, Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, and Australia). It is part of TPG, which is a private investment firm active worldwide, — Genting HK: is a worldwide active leisure, entertainment and hospitality company. It runs cruise and cruise-related operations under the brands of Star Cruises, Crystal Cruises and Dream Cruises. Genting HK also has cruise shipbuilding operations in Europe, — Dream Cruises: operates cruise services across the Asia Pacific region. It currently has three ships: Genting Dream, World Dream and Explorer Dream. It is currently solely controlled by Genting HK and post-transaction, will be jointly controlled by Genting HK and TPG Asia.

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.9515 — TPG Asia/Genting Hong Kong/Dream Cruises 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.