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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9839 – VGRD/Auto Wichert Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 171/06)

1. On 11 May 2020, 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: — VGRD GmbH (‘VGRD’, Germany), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG (‘VW AG’) belonging to the VW Group, — Certain assets of Auto Wichert GmbH (‘Target assets’, Germany), owned by Auto Wichert GmbH (‘Wichert’, Germany). VGRD (indirectly) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the Target assets. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for VGRD: the operation of several retail outlets in Germany. As regards the VW Group, it is active in the development, manufacture, marketing and sale of passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, coaches, chassis for buses and diesel engines, and motor bikes, each including spare parts and accessories, — for the Target assets: four VW dealership outlets in the metropolitan area of Hamburg, Germany, which are active in the retail distribution of new and used passenger cars and light commercial vehicles of the VW Group brands, VW‐branded OEM spare parts, non-OE spare parts and related 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.

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.9839 – VGRD/Auto Wichert Assets Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

(Case M.9746 – Fyffes Limited/van Wylick GmbH)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 195/01)

On 8 April 2020, 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 32020M9746. 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.9757 – Providence/VOO/Brutélé)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 183/03)

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

Providence, via its subsidiary OTP Luxco, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of VOO and Brutélé.

VOO SA (‘VOO’, Belgium), controlled by Nethys SA (‘Nethys’, Belgium), itself controlled by the inter-municipal public undertaking Enodia SCRL (‘Enodia’, Belgium);

the Providence Equity Partners group (‘Providence’, United States) will act for this transaction through the company OTP Luxco S.à.r.l (‘OTP Luxco’, Luxembourg), controlled by three investment funds: (1) Providence Equity Partners VIII L.P (Caiman Islands), (2) Providence Equity Partners VIII-A L.P. (Caiman Islands), and (3) Providence Equity Partners VIII (Scotland) L.P., which in turn belong to the group;

On 25 May 2020, the Commission received notificatiodn of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 )

for Brutélé: cable operator, active mainly in and south of the Brussels-Capital Region. The operator provides both household and professional customers with television, telephone and internet access services through its cable network, mainly in the Brussels-Capital Region and around the city of Charleroi in the province of Hainaut (Walloon Region).

for VOO: cable operator, active mainly in the Walloon Region, provider of access services for television, fixed and mobile telephony and the internet through its cable network, to both household and professional customers;

for Providence: global investment company specialising in media and communications and education undertakings and in the information industry;

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9757 – Providence/VOO/Brutélé

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:
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9868 – Raytheon Technologies Corporation/Saudi Arabian Oil Company/Middle East Cyber Services JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 205/11)

1. On 12 June 2020, 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: — Raytheon Saudi Arabia (‘Raytheon Saudi’, Saudi Arabia), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (‘Raytheon’, USA), — The Saudi Aramco Development Company (‘SADCO’, Saudi Arabia), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (‘Saudi Aramco’, Saudi Arabia), — Middle East Cyber Services Company Limited (Saudi Arabia). Raytheon Saudi and SADCO acquire joint control within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation over the whole of the Middle East Cyber Services Company Limited, a full-function joint venture to be established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (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: — for Raytheon: a company active in aerospace and defence providing advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide, — for Saudi Aramco: a joint stock company primarily engaged in the exploration, production and marketing of crude oil and, to a lesser extent, in the production and marketing of refined products and petrochemicals, — for the JV: marketing, selling and provision of defensive cybersecurity products and services within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and in the Middle East/North Africa region.

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.9868 – Raytheon Technologies Corporation/Saudi Arabian Oil Company/Middle East Cyber Services 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.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9853 — HGK/Imperial Shipping Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 200/06)

1. On 20 May 2020, 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: — Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG (‘HGK’, Germany), controlled by Stadtwerke Köln GmbH (Germany), — the European inland shipping business of Imperial Mobility International B.V. & Co. KG (‘Imperial Group’, The Netherlands). HGK acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of the Imperial Group, namely the European inland shipping business and certain related businesses (‘Imperial Shipping Group’, The Netherlands, Germany and France). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for HGK: inland waterway transportation, transhipment/ stevedoring services at inland terminals, inland port infrastructure, rail transportation, rail infrastructure, freight forwarding and logistics services and short sea shipping in Germany with a focus on Cologne and the Rhine area, — for Imperial Shipping Group: inland navigation, transhipment/ stevedoring services, storage, transport logistics, ships clearance and trade in vehicles, servicing customers in Germany, Benelux and Northeast 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 not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: Case M.9853 – HGK/Imperial Shipping 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9633 – Astorg/Nordic Capital/Novo/ERT)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 214/02)

On 23 January 2020, 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 32020M9633. 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.9855 – Onex/Independent Clinical Services)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 219/11)

1. On 24 June 2020, 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: — Onex Corporation (‘Onex’, Canada), — Independent Clinical Services (United Kingdom), controlled by TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P. Onex acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Independent Clinical Services. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Onex: invests in various businesses worldwide including electronics manufacturing services, healthcare imaging, insurance services, packaging products and food retail and restaurants. — for Independent Clinical Services: provides workforce management solutions, health and social care services and staffing services to the healthcare, social care and life sciences sectors. It is present primarily in the United Kingdom and to a limited extent in the rest of Europe, the US and Asia-Pacific.

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.9855 – Onex/Independent Clinical Services 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.9771 – Hitachi/Honda/HIAMS/Keihin/Showa/Nissin Kogyo)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 234/06)

1. On 7 July 2020, 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: — Hitachi, Ltd. (‘HTL’, Japan), — Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (‘Honda’, Japan), — Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd (‘HIAMS’, Japan) a wholly owned subsidiary of HTL, — Keihin Corporation (‘Keihin’, Japan), — Showa Corporation (‘Showa’, Japan), — Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd (‘Nissin Kogyo’, Japan). HTL and Honda acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of HIAMS, Keihin, Showa and Nissin Kogyo. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for HTL: HTL is a multinational conglomerate company and is the ultimate parent company of the Hitachi group of companies. HTL is a highly diversified company, mainly active in the manufacture and sale of products and services in the IT, energy, industry, mobility and smart life sectors, — for Honda: Honda is the parent company of the Honda group of companies, and is active in the production and distribution of automobiles, motorcycles and power products, — for HIAMS: HIAMS is active in the production and supply of automotive products and technologies, — for Keihin: Keihin is active in the manufacture and supply of electrification systems for hybrid and electric vehicles, engine management systems for gasoline and natural gas vehicles, and products for fuel cells, — for Showa: Showa is active in the manufacture and supply of components for automobiles, motorcycles and outboard motors, — for Nissin Kogyo: Nissin Kogyo is active in the manufacture and supply of integrated braking systems for 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.

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.9771 – Hitachi/Honda/HIAMS/Keihin/Showa/Nissin Kogyo 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9897 — Actineo/SHAM/Antevis JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 227/10)

1. On 3 July 2020, 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:

— Société Hospitalière d'Assurances Mutuelles (‘SHAM’, France),

— Actineo GmbH (‘Actineo’, Germany),

— Antevis SAS (‘Antevis’, France)

SHAM and Actineo acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Antevis.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — SHAM: Non-life insurance, in particular medical malpractice insurance; — Actineo: Services in holistic personal injury insurance management; — Antevis: Services to medical malpractice insurers in the field of claims management (through the extraction and processing of medical data), medical evaluation services and development of medical malpractice bodily injury claims risks analysis and scoring models.

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.9897 – Actineo/SHAM/Antevis 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.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9881 – Charlesbank/TA/Vista/Aptean/Yaletown)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 254/04)

1. On 27 July 2020, 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: — Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC (‘Charlesbank’) (United States), — TA Associates Management, L.P. (‘TA’) (United States), — Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (‘Vista’) (United States), — Aptean Acquiror Inc. (‘Aptean’) (United States) and Yaletown Acquiror (UK) Ltd (‘Yaletown’) (United Kingdom) (together ‘Target’). Charlesbank, TA and Vista acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Target. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Charlesbank: private equity investment firm focusing on management-led buyouts and growth capital financings and engages in opportunistic credit and technology investments. It typically invests in companies in the technology, education, financial services, industrial, consumer, energy, and healthcare sectors, — for TA: private equity firm focused on targeted sectors within five industries: technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer and business services, — for Vista: investment firm that is focused on empowering and growing enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, — for Target: provides software that enables customers to enhance their internal workflows, including enterprise resource planning, supply chain management and compliance solutions.

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.9881 – Charlesbank/TA/Vista/Aptean/Yaletown Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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

(Case M.9803 – SAZKA Group/OPAP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 243/02)

On 15 July 2020, 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 32020M9803. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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