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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9519 — Brookfield Asset Management/KKR & CO/X-Elio Energy)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 318/12)

1. On 16 September 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (‘Brookfield’, Canada), — KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, United States of America), — X-Elio Energy, S.L. (‘X-Elio’, Spain), currently solely controlled by KKR. Brookfield and KKR acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of X-Elio. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Brookfield: Canadian global asset manager focused on property, renewable power, infrastructure and private equity, — KKR: global investment firm offering a range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and other clients, — X-Elio: development, construction, operation and maintenance of solar plants in Spain, Italy, Japan, South America, Middle East, South Africa and North 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.9519 — Brookfield Asset Management/KKR & CO/X-Elio Energy 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.9556 — Triton/Grupo Fertiberia)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 332/07)

1. On 26 September 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Triton Managers V Limited, Triton Fund V GP S.à r.l. and TFF V Limited (together ‘Triton Fund V’), belonging to a group of independent investment funds managed by the Triton group (Channel Islands), — Fertiberia, S.A, and its subsidiaries (together ‘Grupo Fertiberia’, Spain) controlled by Grupo Villar Mir, S.A.U (Spain). Triton Fund V acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Grupo Fertiberia. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Triton Fund V is an investment firm dedicated to investing primarily in medium sized businesses headquartered in Northern Europe, with particular focus on businesses in three core sectors, namely Business Services, Industrials and Consumer/Health, — Grupo Fertiberia is active mainly in Europe in the production of traditional and special fertilisers for extensive dry land crops, traditional irrigation and drip irrigation as well as industrial chemical products, used as raw chemicals for large industrial companies active in several industries such as chemical, wood, cosmetic or automotive.

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.9556 — Triton/Grupo Fertiberia 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.
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The Final Commitments consist in the divestiture of a business (the ‘Divestment Business’), which is composed of: a. the Business' entire facilities at Belle-Etoile, France, Gorzow, Poland, Blanes, Spain and Valence, France. In these facilities, the Business currently produces HMD, AH Salt, PA 6 BP, PA T4E BP, PA 6.6 BP, PA 6 3D printing powder, performance fibres and PA 6.6 EP; b. a 49 % interest in a production joint venture (the ‘Chalampé JV’) to which the entirety of the assets owned by the Business on the Chalampé site in France will be transferred including the production facilities of KA Oil, Nitric Acid, AA and AH Salt. The Purchaser will have the right to offtake 49 % of the products manufactured by the Chalampé JV. BASF will have the right to offtake 51 %. The rights of the Divestment Business on the governance of the Chalampé JV are guaranteed. The Divestment Business does not include the Business' shares in a JV with Invista for the production of ADN at HMD at the Chalampé site, which will be transferred to BASF; c. all tangible and intangible assets (including the use by the Divestment Business of intellectual property rights, patents and know-how) and personnel that contribute to its current operation or are necessary to ensure its viability and competitiveness. It also includes licences, permits and authorisations, as well as all contracts, leases, commitments and customer orders of the Divestment Business, all customer credit and other records of the Divestment Business; d. three supply agreements for ADN, one for the duration of […] years, one for the duration of up to […] years and one for […], if the closing of the Divestment occurs in 2019. e. the benefit, for a transitional period after Closing and on terms and conditions equivalent to those at present afforded to the Divestment Business, of all current arrangements under which Solvay or its Affiliated Undertakings supply products or services to the Divestment Business; f. transitional supply agreements pursuant to which the Divestment Business will offer to BASF for a period of […] years a number of products.; g. an upfront buyer clause and clauses to the effect that the Divestment Business be sold to a purchaser with an established presence in the production and sale of chemical products. In particular, it is required that the Purchaser has to be able to compete for global customers and to the key category of automotive customers.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9558 — Triton/All4Labels Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 342/03)

On 1 October 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 32019M9558. 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.9552 — BP/China National Aviation Fuel Group/CNAF Air BP General Aviation Fuel Company)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 338/04)

1. On 30 September 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — BP Global Investments Limited (‘BP GIL’), a wholly owned subsidiary of BP plc. (‘BP’), — CNAF Group General Aviation Development Co., Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of China National Aviation Fuel Group Limited (‘China National Aviation Fuel Group’), — CNAF Air BP General Aviation Fuel Company Limited (‘CNAF Air BP General Aviation Fuel Company’). BP and China National Aviation Fuel Group acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of CNAF Air BP General Aviation Fuel Company. 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: — BP is a global company active in (i) exploration, production and marketing of crude oil and natural gas; (ii) refining, marketing, supply and transportation of petroleum products; (iii) production and supply of petrochemicals and related products; and (iv) supply of alternative energy, — China National Aviation Fuel Group is a Chinese state-owned aviation fuel supplier, — CNAF Air BP General Aviation Fuel Company is a newly created joint venture that will be active in the supply of supply of aviation fuel for general aviation purposes in China.

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.9552 — BP/China National Aviation Fuel Group/CNAF Air BP General Aviation Fuel 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.9518 — CPPIB/EQT/BNVC Group Holdings)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 352/08)

On 11 September 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 32019M9518. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

(Case M.9239 — Evonik/PeroxyChem)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 347/04)

On 4 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 32019M9239. 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.9531 — Assicurazioni Generali/Seguradoras Unidas/AdvanceCare)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 360/08)

1. On 16 October 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:

— Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. (‘Generali’, Italy),

— Seguradoras Unidas, S.A. (‘Seguradoras Unidas’, Portugal), currently controlled by investment funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Management, LP. (the ‘Apollo Group’, USA),

— AdvanceCare Gestão de Serviços de Saúde, S.A (‘AdvanceCare’, Portugal) currently controlled by investment funds managed by affiliates of the Apollo Group.

Generali acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Seguradoras Unidas and AdvanceCare.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Generali: the provision of insurance, reinsurance, asset management and assistance services in 60 countries worldwide, — for Seguradoras Unidas: the provision of insurance in Portugal, — for AdvanceCare: the provision of health insurance management, risk assessment and claim management services in Portugal.

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.9531 — Assicurazioni Generali/Seguradoras Unidas/AdvanceCare

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

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9464 — OMERS/Altice/Allianz/SFR FTTH)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 352/11)

On 16 September 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 32019M9464. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

(Case M.9550 — PT Baskhara Utama Sedaya/CPPIB/PT Lintas Marga Sedaya)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 371/03)

On 16 October 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 32019M9550. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

(Case M.9543 — Diamond Transmission Corporation/Infrared Capital Partners/Chubu/Walney JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 379/01)

On 31 October 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 32019M9543. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

(Case M.9484 — Semler/VWFS/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 389/04)

On 5 November 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 32019M9484. 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.9567 — PGGM/Macquarie/Genesee &Wyoming Australia)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 386/09)

1. On 6 November 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:

— PGGM Infrastructure Fund (‘PGGM’, The Netherlands) belonging to the PGGM group,

— Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited, (‘MCHPL’, Australia) belonging to the Macquarie group (‘Macquarie’, Australia),

— Genesee &Wyoming Australia Holdings LP (‘GWA’, Australia).

PGGM and Macquarie acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of GWA.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for PGGM: a global provider of pension fund services, such as pension fund management, policy advice and management support, — for MCHPL: holding and operating company, part of Macquarie Group, a global financial group and a provider of investment services in the infrastructure, real estate, agriculture and energy markets for institutional investors, — for GWA: a freight rail operator, active in the provision and operation of freight rail transport services in Australia.

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.9567 — PGGM/Macquarie/Genesee &Wyoming Australia

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.