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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10846 – CVC FUNDS / VISMA CUSTOM SOLUTIONS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 363/03)

On 16 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 32022M10846. 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.10640 – SAFRAN / MBDA / COMPAGNIE INDUSTRIELLE DES LASERS CILAS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 360/08)

1. On 9 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: — Safran Electronics & Defense (‘SED’, France), owned by Safran S.A. (‘Safran’, France), the parent company of the Safran Group, — MBDA France (‘MBDA’, France), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MBDA S.A.S (France), itself indirectly jointly controlled by Airbus SE (Netherlands) (37,5 %), BAE Systems plc (United Kingdom) (37,5 %) and Leonardo S.p.A (Italy) (25 %), — Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers Cilas (‘Cilas’, France), indirectly controlled by ArianeGroup Holding (France). SED and MBDA will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Cilas. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — SED operates in the field of optronics, avionics, electronics and critical software with civil and military applications on land, at sea, in the air and in space, — MBDA operates in the defense sector. Its field of activity includes the design, manufacture and marketing of missiles and weapon systems, — Cilas develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of products and systems for defense, major scientific laser programs and scientific and industrial instrumentation.

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.10640 – SAFRAN / MBDA / COMPAGNIE INDUSTRIELLE DES LASERS CILAS 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.10791 – DAIMLER TRUCK / NEXTERA / BFM / JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 381/02)

On 8 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 32022M10791. 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.10883 – BLACKSTONE / RIVEAN / ESDEC SOLAR GROUP)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 370/02)

1. On 15 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: — Blackstone Inc. (‘Blackstone’) (United States of America), — Rivean Capital B.V. (‘Rivean’) (The Netherlands), — Esdec Solar Group B.V. (‘Esdec’) (The Netherlands), currently solely controlled by Rivean. Blackstone and Rivean will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Esdec. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Blackstone is a global alternative asset manager headquartered in the United States. — Rivean is a European private equity investor, investing principally in medium-sized companies active in various sectors in Europe, in particular in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. — Esdec is a supplier and distributor of professional solar panel mounting systems primarily for residential and commercial roofs, sold to wholesalers, EPC distributors, or directly to installers. Esdec is currently solely controlled by Rivean.

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.10883 – BLACKSTONE / RIVEAN / ESDEC SOLAR 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10872 – GEELY / RENAULT / RENAULT KOREA MOTORS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 393/02)

On 28 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 32022M10872. 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.10869 – P2X EUROPE / NVG / P2X PORTUGAL JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 388/02)

On 27 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 32022M10869. 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.10819 – OMERS / APG / GROENDUS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 402/01)

On 15 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 32022M10819. 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.10816 – ADNOC / ADQ / RIL / JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 397/02)

On 23 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 32022M10816. 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.10790 – SALIC / OLAM / OLAM AGRI)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 414/07)

1. On 20 October 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: — Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (‘SALIC’, Saudi Arabia), controlled by Public Investment Fund (Saudi Arabia), — Olam Group Limited (‘Olam Group’, Singapore), controlled by Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited (Singapore), — Olam Agri Holdings Pte. Ltd. (‘Olam Agri’, Singapore), belonging to the Olam Group. SALIC and Olam Group will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Olam Agri. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — SALIC is a Saudi Arabian investment company, active in the agricultural and food industries with investments both in Saudi Arabia and internationally, — Olam Group is active worldwide in the food and agri-business sectors through its various subsidiaries. Olam Group is controlled by Temasek, an investment company with businesses active in broad spectrum of industries, including the agri-food sector, — Olam Agri is a worldwide merchant and processor of agricultural goods, with activities spanning the entire value chain (farming, origination, wholesale trading, processing, refining, distributing).

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.10790 – SALIC / OLAM / OLAM AGRI 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.10725 – SK CAPITAL PARTNERS / POLYMER ADDITIVES HOLDINGS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 407/02)

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 32022M10725. 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.10949 – GONVARRI / MAJORITY SHAREHOLDERS / HIDRIA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 428/11)

1. On 28 October 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: — Gonvarri Corporación Financiera, S.L. (‘Gonvarri’, Spain), controlled by ACEK Desarrollo y Gestión Industrial, S.L. (‘ACEK Group’, Spain), — Inovatis d.o.o., Ladis d.o.o., Alex Luckmann and Rafis d.o.o. (together the ‘Majority Shareholders’, Slovenia), — H & R d.d. Družba za upravljanje z naložbami (‘Hidria’, Slovenia), currently controlled by the Majority Shareholders. Gonvarri and the Majority Shareholders will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Hidria. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Gonvarri is active in steel services, material handling, and precision tubes and metal structures, while Gestamp Automoción, which like Gonvarri is also part of the ACEK Group, is active worldwide in automotive components. — The Majority Shareholders are mainly active as shareholders of Hidria. — Hidria produces a range of automotive and industrial products.

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.10949 – GONVARRI / MAJORITY SHAREHOLDERS / HIDRIA 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.10433 – VIVENDI / LAGARDERE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 423/07)

1. On 24 October 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: — Vivendi SE (‘Vivendi’, France), controlled by the Bolloré Group, — Lagardère S.A. (‘Lagardère’, France). Vivendi acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Lagardère. The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 21 February 2022.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Vivendi is a media group, mainly active in the publishing, free-to-air and pay-TV, provision of advertising space purchasing services and advertising, press, supply and hosting of video content on the Internet and performing arts sectors, chiefly in France, — Lagardère is a group mainly active in the publishing, travel retail, broadcasting, press and media (including advertising), performing arts and entertainment sectors, chiefly in France.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. The following reference should always be specified: M.10433 – VIVENDI / LAGARDERE 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.10953 – ADD / TOTALENERGIES / TOTAL)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 438/04)

On 14 November 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 32022M10953. 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.10927 – ACTION LOGEMENT / AG2R LA MONDIALE / BNP PARIBAS / JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 433/22)

1. On 7 November 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: — In’li (France), controlled by the Action Logement (France) group, — AGLM Immo (France), controlled by the AG2R La Mondiale (France) group, — Pierre Impact (France), controlled by BNP Paribas (France), — JV (‘Target’, France). In’li, AGLM Immo and Pierre Impact will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Target, a fully-fledged joint venture. 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: — In’li: a real estate company, subsidiary of the Action Logement group, active in France in the social and intermediate housing sector, — AGLM Immo: a subsidiary of the AG2R La Mondiale group, incorporated to facilitate the ownership of all the real estate assets of all the companies in AG2R La Mondiale, which is an insurance group active in France and Luxembourg, specialising in personal insurance (pensions, health, life provident, savings, social welfare), — Pierre Impact: a management company offering various multi-product real-estate services in France and in several EEA countries, — Target: a fully-fledged joint venture that will carry out real estate activities in France in the residential sector.

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.10927 – ACTION LOGEMENT / AG2R LA MONDIALE / BNP PARIBAS / 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 +32 229-64301 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.