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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10236 — Goldman Sachs/Oikos)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 139/06)

1. On 8 April 2021, 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: — Goldman Sachs Group, Inc (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA), — Oikos Holding GmbH (‘Oikos’, Germany). Goldman Sachs’acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Oikos. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in Oikos.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Goldman Sachs: global investment banking, securities and investment management. It provides a range of banking, securities and investment services worldwide, — for Oikos: planning, construction, development, manufacturing and selling of prefabricated houses.

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.10236 — Goldman Sachs/Oikos 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.9221 — CMA CGM/CEVA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 130/01)

On 6 February 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 32019M9221. 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.10265 — Hisense Group/Sanden)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 154/10)

1. On 23 April 2021, 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: — Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd., which is ultimately controlled by Hisense Group Holdings Co. Ltd. (‘Hisense Group’, China), — Sanden Holdings Corporation (‘Sanden’, Japan). Hisense acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Sanden. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Hisense Group: manufacture and supply of, inter alia, major domestic appliances, small domestic appliances, residential and commercial air conditioners and dehumidifiers and televisions, — for Sanden: manufacture and supply of climate control components and compressors constituting automotive air-conditioning systems; manufacture and supply of climate control systems for construction machinery and agricultural machinery.

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.10265 — Hisense Group/Sanden 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.10187 - BBC/ITV/Channel 4/Freesat)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 143/07)

1. On 8 April 2021, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — The British Broadcasting Corporation (‘BBC’, United Kingdom); — ITV Network Limited (‘ITV’, United Kingdom); — Channel 4 Television Corporation (‘Channel 4’, United Kingdom); and — Freesat (UK) Limited (‘Freesat’, United Kingdom). BBC, ITV and Channel 4 acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Freesat through Digital UK Trading Limited (United Kingdom). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for BBC: public sector broadcaster providing a wide range of TV and radio channels as well as iPlayer and other on-demand services which are accessible to licence fee payers throughout the UK through a variety of platforms and devices. — for ITV: integrated producer broadcaster, creates, owns and distributes high-quality content on multiple platforms globally. It broadcasts a large portfolio of commercial channels including the main ITV channel. — for Channel 4: publicly-owned and commercially-funded UK public service broadcaster which operates a portfolio of channels accessible on a free to view basis via a variety of platforms and devices. — for Freesat: joint venture between the BBC and ITV which provides a satellite broadcasting platform to c. 1,1 million homes (free to view linear TV and on demand content over satellite, as well as paid for on demand content). It also provides technical and consultancy support to a small number of international customers to whom it licences certain technology and knowhow associated with free to view TV 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. 10187 – BBC/ITV/Channel 4/Freesat 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.10267 — Hellman & Friedman/Genstar/Enverus)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 184/11)

1. On 5 May 2021, 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: — Hellman & Friedman LLC (‘Hellman & Friedman’, USA), — Genstar Capital Partners, LLC (‘Genstar’, USA), and — Titan DI Holdings, Inc., the holding company of the Enverus group (‘Enverus’, USA) currently solely controlled by Genstar. Hellman & Friedman and Genstar acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Enverus. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Hellman & Friedman: private equity firm with investments in a variety of sectors worldwide, focused on market-leading firms with growth potential, — for Genstar: private equity firm specializing in investments in middle market companies in financial services, healthcare, industrial technology and software industries, and — for Enverus: a software-as-a-service (‘SaaS’) provider of business-critical insights to the energy, power, and commodities industries, whose SaaS solutions are focused on upstream, midstream and downstream markets, empowering exploration and production, oilfield services, midstream, utilities, trading and risk, and capital markets companies to be more collaborative, efficient, and competitive.

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.10267 — Hellman & Friedman/Genstar/Enverus 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.10177 — Repsol/Suez/Ecoplanta)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 170/07)

1. On 27 April 2021, 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: — Suez Recycling and Recovery Spain, S.L., part of the Suez Group (‘Suez’, France), — Repsol Industrial Transformation, S.L., part of the Repsol Group (‘Repsol’, Spain), — Ecoplanta Molecular Recycling Solution, S.L. (‘Ecoplanta’, Spain), currently controlled by Suez. Suez and Repsol acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Ecoplanta. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Suez: water and waste management activities, — for Repsol: the manufacture and marketing of all kinds of chemical products, including petrochemicals, — for Ecoplanta: the development, construction and operation of a waste-to-biofuels/chemicals facility to transform municipal solid waste-derived feedstock into biomethanol in the province of Tarragona, Spain.

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.10177 — Repsol/Suez/Ecoplanta 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.
10.

The Advisory Committee (11 Member States) agrees with the Commission’s assessment that the Transaction would not significantly impede effective competition further to the relation between the Parties’ activities in: 10.1. the market for the supply of HFO in Poland (or wider); 10.2. the market for the supply of car washes services; 10.3. the ex-refinery supply of jet fuel to customers in Estonia (i.e. narrowest plausible market); 10.4. the markets for the supply of the different types of bitumen outside Poland (1); 10.5. the market for the supply of Group I base oils in the EEA; 10.6. the market for the supply of mineral industrial and automotive lubricants in Poland; 10.7. the market for bunkering services in Poland; 10.8. the market for the supply of isomerate in Poland; 10.9. the upstream and downstream markets for the supply of isomerate (upstream) and the wholesale supply of gasoline (downstream); 10.10. the upstream and downstream markets for the supply of mandatory storage services (upstream) and the wholesale supply of fuels (downstream); 10.11. the upstream and downstream markets for the supply of rail freight and transport services (upstream) and the wholesale supply of fuels and fuel-related products (downstream); 10.12. the upstream and downstream markets for the exploration, development of crude oil and natural gas (upstream) and the wholesale supply of fuels and fuel-related products (downstream); 10.13. the upstream and downstream markets for the supply of Heavy Fuel Oil in Poland (upstream) and for the generation of electricity and heat (downstream); 10.14. the upstream and downstream markets for the supply of slack wax (upstream) and the supply of paraffin wax (downstream); 10.15. the upstream and downstream markets for the supply of Group I base oils (upstream) and lubricants (downstream) in Poland; 10.16. the upstream and downstream markets for the supply of Heavy Fuel Oil (upstream) and the supply of bunkering services (downstream); 10.17. the upstream and downstream markets for the ex-refinery supply of marine gas oil (upstream) and the supply of bunkering services (downstream).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10239 – CNP/Aviva Life)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 192/08)

1. On 10 May 2021, 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: — CNP Assurances S.A. (‘CNP’, France), controlled by Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (‘CDC’, France), — Aviva Life S.p.A (‘Aviva Life’, Italy), belonging to Aviva plc’s group as a subsidiary of Aviva Italia Holding S.p.A. (‘AIH’, Italy), — Aviva Italia Servizi, S.c.a.r.l. (‘Aviva Servizi’, Italy), belonging to Aviva plc’s group. CNP acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Aviva Life and Aviva Servizi. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — CNP develops, provides and manages insurance products globally. In Italy, CNP is mainly active in the provision of life insurance products. — Aviva Life provides life insurance products in Italy. — Aviva Servizi provides fiscal, administration and financing, information technologies, human resources, actuarial, marketing and communication and legal services to its shareholders within the Aviva plc group.

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.10239 – CNP/Aviva Life 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.10294 – MUFG/SMFG/MHFG/Resona HD/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 205/08)

1. On 20 May 2021, 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: — Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (‘MUFG’, Japan); — Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (‘SMFG’, Japan); — Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (‘MHFG’, Japan); and — Resona Holdings, Inc. (‘Resona HD’, Japan). MUFG, SMFG, MHFG and Resona HD acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Cotra Co., Ltd. (Japan), a newly created joint venture (the ‘JV’). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — MUFG, SMFG, MHFG and Resona HD are banking groups based in Japan; — the JV will develop and set up a new alternative electronic payments infrastructure exclusively in Japan, aimed mainly at small money transactions among and between 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 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.10294 – MUFG/SMFG/MHFG/Resona HD/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.10196 — Magna/LGE/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 201/03)

On 21 May 2021, 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 32021M10196. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

(Case M.10078 — Cargotec/Konecranes)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 215/08)

1. On 28 May 2021, 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: — Cargotec Corporation (‘Cargotec’, Finland), — Konecranes plc (‘Konecranes’, Finland). Cargotec enters into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Merger Regulation with Konecranes. The concentration is accomplished by way of contract.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Cargotec: offers equipment and services in particular for cargo handling in ports, terminals, and for ship and road transport. Cargotec’s main activities are divide into the (i) Kalmar business, which offers cargo handling equipment and terminal automated solutions; (ii) Hiab, which offers on-road load handling equipment; and (iii) MacGregor, which provides engineering solutions and services for the maritime industry, — for Konecranes: offers equipment and services in particular for lifting and cargo handling in shipyards, ports and terminals. Konecranes’ main activities are divided into the (i) Port Solutions business, which offers container handling equipment and automation technology; (ii) Industrial Equipment, which offers hoists, cranes and material handling solutions for manufacturing and processing industries.

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.10078 — Cargotec/Konecranes 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’).