ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9314 — Sogeclair/AddUp/PrintSky)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 209/08)

1. On 11 June 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Sogeclair SA (‘Sogeclair’, France), belonging to the Sogeclair Group, — AddUp SAS (‘AddUp’, France), belonging to the Michelin and Fives Groups. Sogeclair and AddUp acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the EU Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a JV (‘PrintSky’). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Sogeclair: aeronautics and space engineering, engineering for the specification design and production of special civilian and military vehicles, and provision and development of solutions in the field of research, study and training simulators, as well as workshops and simulation software. Sogeclair is active worldwide, mainly in France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States; — for AddUp: manufacture of industrial 3D metal printing solutions ranging from the design and manufacture of machines, manufacturing lines and services associated with, to the redesign and manufacture of metal parts, in prototyping or series and associated services. It operates worldwide (mainly in France, Europe and America, but also in Asia and Oceania) in the industrial, automotive, medical, aeronautical and space, and luxury sectors; — for PrintSky: intended to develop and market 3D metal printing solutions in the aeronautics, aerospace and defence sectors, consisting exclusively of proof of concept solutions, in Europe or even globally.

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.9314 — Sogeclair/AddUp/PrintSky 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.9425 — Genstar Capital Partners/TA Associates/Insightsoftware Business)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 235/05)

1. On 5 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: — Genstar Capital Partners, LLC (‘Genstar’, United States), — TA Associates L.P. (‘TA Associates’, United States), — GS Topco LP (‘Insightsoftware’, United States). Genstar and TA Associates acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Insightsoftware. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Genstar: investment fund focused on leveraged buyout transactions in middlemarket companies in the United States. Genstar invests primarily in the financial services, healthcare, industrial technology, and software sectors, — for TA Associates: private equity group based in the United States and active in North America, Europe and Asia. TA Associates undertakes buyouts and minority recapitalisations of profitable growth companies, — for Insightsoftware: financial reporting and enterprise performance software solutions to increase the efficiency of financial operations. Insightsoftware is controlled by TA Associates.

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.9425 — Genstar Capital Partners/TA Associates/Insightsoftware 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’).

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

(Case M.9252 — CMOC/IXM)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 229/02)

On 28 June 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 32019M9252. 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.9431 — KKR/Grupo Gallardo Balboa)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 247/11)

1. On 12 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: — KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, USA), and — Grupo Gallardo Balboa S.L.U. (‘Grupo Gallardo Balboa’, Spain). KKR acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Grupo Gallardo Balboa. The concentration is accomplished by way of acquisition of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — KKR is a global investment firm, which offers a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and provides capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and other clients, — Grupo Gallardo Balboa is a holding company, headquartered in Spain, for various steelmaking corporations that manufacture corrugated steel. Through its operating companies, it has factories throughout Spanish communities including Extremadura, Madrid, Asturias and País Vasco.

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.9431 — KKR/Grupo Gallardo Balboa 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.9400 — Apollo Management/Ares/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 243/01)

On 12 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 32019M9400. 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.9485 — NAEV/Siemens/KoMiPo/Stavro Vind)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 264/03)

1. On 30 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: — NAEV SOLVENTUS (‘NAEV’), controlled by NAEV Infrastructure Funds (of Germany), — Siemens AG (‘Siemens’), controlled by Siemens Group (of Germany), — Korea Midland Power Co. (‘KoMiPo’), controlled by Korea Electric Power Corporation (‘KEPCO’) (of Korea), — Stavro Vind Aktiebolag (‘Stavro Vind’, of Sweden), currently solely controlled by NAEV. NAEV, Siemens and KoMiPo acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Stavro Vind. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — NAEV provides services regarding old-age provision for the medical profession in Germany, — Siemens is active in the business areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. Through the Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy unit, Siemens also offers solutions in the area of renewable energy, in particular wind turbines, — KEPCO is the largest electricity supplier in South Korea and is responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and the development of power generation projects, including those in the nuclear, wind and coal sectors, — Stavro Vind has been set up for the planning, construction, financing, and operation of the two onshore wind farm sites Blackfjället and Blodrotberget in Sweden.

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.9485 — NAEV/Siemens/KoMiPo/Stavro Vind 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.9369 — PAI Partners/Wessanen)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 256/05)

1. On 23 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: — PAI Partners SAS (‘PAI Partners’, France), — Koninklijke Wessanen NV (‘Wessanen’, the Netherlands). PAI Partners acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Wessanen. The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 11 July 2019.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for PAI Partners: managing and advising, as a private equity company, a number of funds that own companies active in a variety of business sectors such as business services, food and consumer goods, general industries, healthcare, and retail and distribution, — for Wessanen: the supply and distribution, through various subsidiaries, of food products, in particular healthy and sustainable foods, under own brands and third-party brands.

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.9369 — PAI Partners/Wessanen 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9486 — GBL/Webhelp)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 273/05)

1. On 7 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: — Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (‘GBL’, Belgium), — Webhelp SAS and its subsidiaries (‘Webhelp’, France). GBL acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Webhelp. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for GBL: an investment holding company which invests in global companies operating in various sectors and mainly in Europe. The only subsidiary in which GBL has a controlling interest is Imerys SA (‘Imerys’), a French multinational specialised in the production and processing of industrial minerals; — for Webhelp: Information Technology (‘IT’) service provider active primarily in the provision of business process outsourcing services. It offers a range of core services such as technical assistance for customer loyalty services and claims management, multichannel client data collections, digital and marketing services, payment services and enterprise solutions. Webhelp is mainly active in Europe but has a worldwide presence.

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.9486 — GBL/Webhelp 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.9358 — Bregal Unternehmerkapital/MEDIA Central)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 267/01)

On 13 May 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 German language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the Competition 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 32019M9358. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
5.

The Advisory Committee (10 Member States) agrees with the Commission’s definitions of the relevant geographic markets in relation to: a. The EEA-wide or worldwide market for GP HSMs; b. The EEA-wide or worldwide market for Payment HSMs; c. The potential EEA-wide market for network encryptors and the narrowest possible sub-segment for data in motion at Layer 2; d. The upstream EEA-wide market for the manufacture and supply of SIM cards and the downstream national or EEA-wide market for GSM-R integration; e. The upstream EEA-wide market for OTA SIM card administration platforms and the downstream national or EEA-wide market for GSM-R integration; f. The upstream EEA-wide market for access control smart cards for use in remote HSM administration and the downstream markets for GP HSMs and Payment HSMs.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9452 — Global Payments/TSYS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 281/05)

Global Payments enters into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Merger Regulation with TSYS.

On 9 August 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 )

— for TSYS: provision of issuer solutions, merchant solutions, and consumer solutions in payment services.

— for Global Payments: provision of payment technology solutions and payment card transaction processing and,

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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.9452 — Global Payments/TSYS

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.9513 — Apax Partners/ADCO)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 302/07)

1. On 30 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: — Apax Partners LPP (‘Apax Partners’, United Kingdom), — ADCO Umweltdienste Holding GmbH (‘ADCO’, Germany). Apax Partners acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of ADCO. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Apax Partners: parent company of a number of entities providing investment advisory services to private equity funds investing in a range of industry sectors globally, — for ADCO: company primarily active in the manufacturing, sale and rental of mobile sanitary facilities and to a lesser extent, rental of mobile office containers and fences in Germany, as well as in other European countries, Asia and in the United States.

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.9513 — Apax Partners/ADCO 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.