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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9683 — Colony Capital/PSP/Etix)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 6/07)

1. On 13 December 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Colony Capital, Inc. (‘Colony Capital’, U.S.), — Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSP’, Canada), — Etix Group S.A. (‘Etix’, Luxembourg). Colony Capital and PSP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Etix. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Colony Capital: investment management firm active in global real estate, — for PSP: a Canadian pension investment manager with a diversified global portfolio, — for Etix: a provider of data centres services in Europe, Africa and Latin America.

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.9683 — Colony Capital/PSP/Etix 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.9658 — Daiwa Securities Group/Aquila Holding/Aquila Capital Holding)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 2/02)

1. On 19 December 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (‘Daiwa’), Japan; — Aquila Holding GmbH (‘Aquila Holding’), Germany; — Aquila Capital Holding GmbH (‘Aquila Capital’), Germany, controlled by AquilaHolding Daiwa and Aquila Holding acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Aquila Capital. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Daiwa is a financial services company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which provides a broad range of financial services; — Aquila Holding is a privately-owned holding company, whose sole purpose is to hold shares in Aquila Capital. Aquila Holding’s shareholders have other controlling investments in different businesses; — Aquila Capital is an asset and investment manager focusing on long-term and sustainable investment 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.9658 — Daiwa Securities Group/Aquila Holding/Aquila Capital 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) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9673 — Columbia Threadneedle Investments/Brittany Ferries/Condor)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 18/07)

1. On 13 January 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

— Columbia Threadneedle Investments (‘CTI’, United Kingdom),

— B.A.I. Bretagne Angleterre Irlande S.A., trading as Brittany Ferries (‘BF’, France), and

— MEIF II Channel Islands Transport Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries (‘Condor’, Guernsey).

CTI and BF acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Condor.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CTI: global asset manager, offering a range of strategies and solutions covering global, regional and domsestic markets and asset classes. It is the asset management group of Ameriprise Financial, Inc, a leading US-based financial services provider, — for BF: shipping company, which operates passenger and freight transport services between France and the UK, France and Ireland, UK and Spain, and between Ireland and Spain. It also offers a selection of mini-cruises, holiday options and packages, — for Condor: operates passenger and freight ferry services between the Channel Islands and the UK, and the Channel Islands and France.

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.9673 — Columbia Threadneedle Investments/Brittany Ferries/Condor

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.9653 — Pon Tyre Group/Gilde Fund V/Gundlach Automotive Corporation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 12/02)

On 23 December 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 32019M9653. 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.9708 — Eiffage/Atlas Arteria/Blue Atlas/PGGM/APRR/ADELAC)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 29/11)

1. On 20 January 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Eiffage (‘Eiffage’ France), — Atlas Arteria (‘Atlas Arteria’, Australia), — Blue Atlas (‘Blue Atlas’, Cayman Islands), controlled by ADIA, a government entity owned by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, — PGGM (‘PGGM’, the Netherlands), — APRR (‘APRR’, France) and ADELAC (‘ADELAC’, France). Eiffage, Atlas Arteria, Blue Atlas and PGGM acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of APRR and ADELAC. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Eiffage is active in financing, design, construction and maintenance of projects and infrastructures including motorways concessions and road construction. — Atlas Arteria is a global owner, operator and developer of toll roads. — Blue Atlas owns infrastructure investments and manages a global investement portfolio. — PGGM is a pension fund services provider, specializing in the administration of collective pensions, including asset management. — APRR and ADELAC are two undertakings managing toll moroways and other associated services in France.

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.9708 — Eiffage/Atlas Arteria/Blue Atlas/PGGM/APRR/ADELAC 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.9718 — Cobepa/Gerflor)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 24/09)

1. On 16 January 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Cobepa SA (‘Cobepa’, Belgium), controlled by Vedihold SA, — Topfloor SAS, the ultimate shareholding company of the Gerflor Group (‘Gerflor’, France). Cobepa acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Gerflor. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Cobepa: privately-held investment company investing in Europe and North America, — for Gerflor: manufacture and supply of flooring solutions and wall finishes for professional and non-profesional customers.

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.9718 — Cobepa/Gerflor 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.9593 — PTT GC/ALPLA TH/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 44/02)

On 10 January 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9593. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9723 — Showa Denko K.K./Hitachi Chemical Company)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 35/04)

1. On 24 January 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Showa Denko K.K. (‘SDK’), Japan; — Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd (‘Hitachi Chemical’), Japan. SDK acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Hitachi Chemical. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — SDK is active primarily in Eastern Asian countries in the production and sale of petrochemicals, chemicals, electronics, inorganics, aluminum and construction materials; — Hitachi Chemical is active primarily in Eastern Asian countries in the product and sale of functional materials and advanced components and 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.9723 — Showa Denko K.K./Hitachi Chemical Company 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.9668 — JD Sports Fashion/Iberian Sports Retail Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 49/04)

On 24 January 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9668. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

(Case M.9768 – OLF/Trenitalia/ILSA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 46/12)

1. On 4 February 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

— Trenitalia S.p.A. (‘Trenitalia’, Italy); owned by Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A.;

— Operador Ferroviario de Levante, S.L. (‘OFL’, Spain), belonging to the Befemar Group;

— Intermodalidad de Levante, S.A. (‘ILSA’, Spain).

Trentialia and OFL acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of ILSA.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Trenitalia: an Italian railway company active in long distance and local passenger transport and international passenger transport; — for OFL: a Spanish company that is dedicated mainly to the provision of asset management activities and services related to passenger transport; — for ILSA: a Spanish company which will be dedicated to the privision of all types of passenger railway transport services in the context of the liberalisation of the railway sector in Spain and in the rest of the European Union.

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.9768 – OLF/Trenitalia/ILSA

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.9708 — Eiffage/Atlas Arteria/Blue Atlas/PGGM/APRR/ADELAC)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 57/02)

On 13 February 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9708. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case: M.9623—AMG/Shell/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 56/08)

1. On 12 February 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. (‘AMG’, the Netherlands), — Shell Overseas Investments B.V. (‘SOI’, the Netherlands), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (‘Shell’, United Kingdom), — Shell & AMG Recycling B.V. (‘S&AR’, the Netherlands). AMG and Shell acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of S&AR. 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: — AMG is a global specialty metals and engineering group. It is also active in recycling spent resid catalysts, generated from crude oil processing by refineries, in North America and selling of the metals extracted through the recycling process, — Shell is a global group of entities active in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas. It also supplies fresh resid catalysts for use in the refining and petrochemical processing industries, — S&AR will be active, outside North America, in recycling spent resid catalysts and selling of the metals extracted through the recycling process.

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.9623—AMG/Shell/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’).