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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10787 – SONY / HONDA / JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 263/08)

1. On 1 July 2022, 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: — Sony Group Corporation (‘Sony’, Japan), — Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (‘Honda’, Japan), — A newly created company (‘JV’, Japan). Sony and Honda will 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.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Sony is active globally in the businesses for electronics products, games (e.g., game consoles and software), entertainment services, and financial services, — Honda is active globally in four main areas: automobiles, motorcycles, financial services, and power products. — The JV is a greenfield joint venture that will design, develop, produce, market, and sell high value-added battery electric vehicles.

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 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.10787 – SONY / HONDA / JV Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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

(Case M.10378 – VUB / SLOVENSKA SPORITELNA / TATRA BANKA / 365.BANK / CSOB / JV )

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 281/02)

On 26 April 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10378. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10506 – PARKER / MEGGITT)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 274/01)

On 11 April 2022, 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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) 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 policy’ 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 32022M10506. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10656 – FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT / SISAL)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 295/03)

On 28 July 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10656. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10809 – CD&R / TPG / COVETRUS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 286/02)

On 20 July 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10809. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10649 – PKN ORLEN / NORMBENZ / SELECTED HUNGARIAN AND SLOVAK ASSETS OF MOL)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 307/01)

On 15 July 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10649. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10803 - ELKEM / HYDRO ENERGI INVEST / ALTOR FUND MANAGER / VIANODE)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 302/02)

1. On 29 July 2022, 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: — Elkem ASA (‘Elkem’, Norway), controlled by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (China), — Hydro Energi Invest AS (‘Hydro’, Norway), belonging to the Hydro Group (Norway), — Altor Fund Manager AB (‘Altor’, Sweden), — Vianode AS (‘Vianode’, Norway), controlled by Elkem. Elkem, Hydro and Altor will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Vianode. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Elkem is active in the production, sale, marketing and research and development of silicon, ferrosilicon, carbon, microsilica and ferrosilicon-based specialty alloys for the iron foundry and steel industries, worldwide; — Hydro is a fully integrated aluminium company, and has activities throughout the aluminium value chain from bauxite, alumina and energy generation to the production of primary aluminium, aluminium extruded products and aluminium recycling, worldwide; — Altor is the fund manager of a group of private equity funds, including Altor Fund IV which is the Altor fund having made the investment in Iyuno. Altor Fund IV is a private equity fund which focuses on investments in the mid-market segment of the Nordic region.

3. Vianode is active in the development of anode materials for the production of battery materials.

4. 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 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.

5. 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.10803 - ELKEM / HYDRO ENERGI INVEST / ALTOR FUND MANAGER / VIANODE 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.10823 – CLEARLAKE / TA ASSOCIATES / EPHESOFT)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 319/04)

On 12 August 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10823. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10801 – INFRAFIBRE / DG FIBRE / DGN)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 314/01)

On 10 August 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10801. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10851 – CVC / PLATINUM IVY / TMF GROUP)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 325/04)

1. On 19 August 2022, 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: — CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg), — Platinum Ivy B 2018 RSC Limited (‘Platinum’, United Arab Emirates), belonging to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (‘ADIA’, United Arab Emirates), — TMF Sapphire Topco B.V. (the Netherlands) and its subsidiaries (‘TMF Group’), controlled by CVC. CVC and Platinum Ivy will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of TMF Group. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — CVC and its subsidiaries manage investment funds and platforms. CVC funds hold interests in a number of companies in various industries including chemicals, utilities, manufacturing, retailing and distribution, primarily in Europe, the US and the Asia-Pacific region, — Platinum Ivy makes investments into the private equities asset class across various geographies, including the European Union. Platinum Ivy is indirectly a wholly owned subsidiary of ADIA. ADIA is a public institution established as an independent investment institution by the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. ADIA manages a global investment portfolio across more than two dozen asset classes and sub-categories, — TMF Group primarily provides locally-delivered outsourced business and compliance services (including corporate secretarial, tax & accounting, legal & administration, and human resources & payroll) to multi-national corporates, financial institutions, investment funds and high-net worth individuals.

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 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.10851 – CVC / PLATINUM IVY / TMF 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’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10866 – F2i / GVM / GENERATION AND SUPPLY BUSINESSES)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 351/05)

1. On 5 September 2022, 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: — F2i SGR S.P.A. (Italy), — Grupo Villar Mir, S.A.U. (‘GVM’, Spain), ultimately controlled by its majority shareholder Mr. Juan Miguel Villar Mir (Spain), — Certain subsidiaries of Villar Mir Energía, S.L.U. (Spain), belonging to GVM (the subsidiaries together the ‘Generation Business’). F2i will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the Generation Business. In addition, F2i and GVM will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Energya VM Generación, S.L.U. (the ‘Supply Business JV’), currently a wholly owned subsidiary of GVM. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — F2i is a private equity investor with investments in the following sectors: transportation and logistics, distribution networks, telecommunications, green energy, circular economy and health and social facilities, — GVM is a family-owned industrial group active in the production and supply of electricity, the supply of gas, the production of silicon- and manganese-based alloys and ferroalloys, and the promotion of real estate, — The Generation Business is active in the production of electric energy, primarily through wind farms, in Spain.

3. The business activities of the Supply Business JV are the following: retail supply of electricity and natural gas.

4. 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 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.

5. 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.10866 – F2i / GVM / GENERATION AND SUPPLY BUSINESSES 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.10849 – HUK / BRI / LNN / PITSTOP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 343/01)

On 31 August 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10849. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10885 – TRIVIUM / TCHIBO)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 363/12)

1. On 13 September 2022, 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: — Trivium Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH (‘Trivium’, Germany) and its ultimate solely controlling shareholder, a natural person, — TCHIBO Anlagen-Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH and TCHIBO GmbH, together TCHIBO Group (‘TCHIBO’, Germany), ultimately controlled by Trivium and its ultimate solely controlling shareholder, a natural person, as well as Scintia Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH and its ultimate solely controlling shareholder, a natural person. Trivium and its ultimately controlling shareholder will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) control of the whole of TCHIBO. The concentration is accomplished by way of contract or any other means.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Trivium is an investment vehicle incorporated under the laws of Germany, — TCHIBO is a provider of coffee, coffee solutions and other consumer goods.

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 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.10885 – TRIVIUM / TCHIBO 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.10856 – OAKTREE / CPP INVESTMENTS / PORTS AMERICA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 360/01)

On 9 September 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10856. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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