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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9569 — EssilorLuxottica/GrandVision)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 5/05)

1. On 23 December 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: — EssilorLuxottica S.A. (EssilorLuxottica)(France and Italy), — GrandVision N.V. (GrandVision)(the Netherlands), whose majority shareholder is HAL Optical Investments B.V. EssilorLuxottica acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of GrandVision. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — EssilorLuxottica: (i) every phase of the ophthalmic (corrective) lens development, from design to manufacture to wholesale, (ii) the design, manufacture and distribution of eyewear, and (iii) the retail of optical products, — GrandVision: the retail of optical 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.

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.9569 — EssilorLuxottica/GrandVision. 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’).
Official Journal of the European Union

Corrigendum to Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9868 — Raytheon Technologies Corporation/Saudi Arabian Oil Company/Middle East Cyber Services JV)

( Official Journal of the European Union C 422 of 7 December 2020 )

(2020/C 425/04)

Publication (2020/C 422/01) on page 1 is to be considered null and void.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9635 — BNP Paribas/Ageas/Koninklijke Belgische Touring Club/Optimile)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 16/01)

On 8 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 32020M9635. 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.9417 — Volvo Cars/AB Volvo/World of Volvo JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 8/05)

1. On 19 December 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: — Volvo Cars Corporation (‘VCC’, Sweden), belonging to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. (China), — AB Volvo (Sweden), — World of Volvo (Sweden). VCC and AB Volvo acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of World of Volvo. 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 VCC: manufacturing of premium cars, — for AB Volvo: manufacturing of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines and solutions related thereto, — for World of Volvo: establishment and operation of a brand experience centre for the commonly owned Volvo brand in central Gothenburg.

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.9417 — Volvo Cars/AB Volvo/World of Volvo 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.9674 — Vodafone Italia/Telecom Italia/INWIT JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 29/12)

1. On 17 January 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: — Vodafone Group plc (‘Vodafone Group’, United Kingdom), — Telecom Italia S.p.A. (‘Telecom Italia’, Italy), Vodafone Group and Telecom Italia acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane S.p.A. (‘INWIT’, Italy). 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 Vodafone Group: operator of mobile and fixed telecommunication networks and provider of telecommunication services in a number of countries, including Italy, — for Telecom Italia: operator of mobile and fixed telecommunication networks and provider of telecommunication services in a number of countries, including Italy, — for INWIT: operator of passive mobile telecommunications infrastructure in Italy.

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.9674 — Vodafone Italia/Telecom Italia/INWIT 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9559 – Telefónica/Prosegur/Prosegur Alarmas España)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 23/13)

1.

On 15 January 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:

— Telefónica S.A. (‘Telefónica’, Spain),

— Prosegur Compañía de Seguridad, S.A. (‘PCS’, Spain)

— Prosegur Alarmas España, S.L.U. (‘Prosegur Alarmas’, Spain), currently solely controlled by PCS.

Telefónica and PCS acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Prosegur Alarmas.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

The same concentration was already notified to the Commission on 27 November 2019, but the notification was subsequently withdrawn on 20 December 2019.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9714 — Viacom/beIN/Miramax)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 40/06)

1. On 29 January 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: — Viacom International Inc. (‘Viacom’, USA), belonging to ViacomCBS Inc., — beIN Media Group, LLC (‘beIN’, Qatar), belonging to beIN Corporation, — MMX Media Finance, LLC (‘Miramax’, USA), currently solely controlled by beIN. Viacom and beIN acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Miramax. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Viacom: global media and entertainment company, — for beIN: entertainment company active, inter alia, in the sports media business, — for Miramax: entertainment company producing and distributing films and television shows.

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.9714 — Viacom/beIN/Miramax 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.9434 — UTC/Raytheon)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 32/09)

1. On 24 January 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: — United Technologies Corporation (‘UTC’, USA), — Raytheon Company (‘Raytheon’, USA). UTC acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Raytheon. The concentration is accomplished by way of contract or any other means.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for UTC: supply of high-technology products and services for the building systems and aerospace industries. UTC currently comprises the following main business units: Otis Elevator Company; Carrier; Pratt & Whitney; and Collins Aerospace Systems (the recently renamed combination of United Technologies Aerospace Systems and Rockwell Collins), — for Raytheon : defense contractor. Raytheon supplies guided weapons, sensors, electronics, and professional services for military and commercial customers.

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.9434 — UTC/Raytheon 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.9205 — IBM/Red Hat)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 48/02)

On 27 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 32019M9205. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

(Case M.9729 — Bouygues Telecom/Phoenix Tower International/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 46/10)

1. On 30 January 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: — Phoenix Tower International Holdco LLC (‘PTI’, USA), belonging to the Blackstone Group (USA), — Bouygues Telecom (‘BYTEL’, France). PTI and BYTEL acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created 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: — PTI: hosting service provider for mobile telephony equipment outside France, — BYTEL: mobile and fixed telecommunications operator in France, — BTI: hosting service provider for mobile telephony equipment 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. 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 to it their possible observations on the proposed operation. Observations must reach the Commission no later than ten days following the date on which this notification is published. The following reference should always be specified: M. 9729 — Bouygues Telecom/Phoenix Tower International/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 BELGIUM

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

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
GBT JerseyCo Limited (‘GBT’, Jersey), currently controlled by Amex and Qatar Holding LLC.

Amex acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of GBT.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares from Qatar Holding LLC and other shareholders by third parties, thereby reducing the shares of Qatar Holding LLC in GBT.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9699 — Mitsubishi Corporation/Eneco Groep)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 51/01)

On 7 February 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 32020M9699. EUR-Lex is the on-line 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.9689 — Apollo Management/Tech Data Corporation)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 64/08)

1. On 19 February 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: — Apollo Management, L.P. (‘Apollo’, USA) — Tech Data Corporation (‘Tech Data’, USA). Apollo acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Tech Data. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a public bid.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Apollo: investment funds, — for Tech Data: wholesale distribution of technology products and solutions to Resellers.

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.9689 — Apollo Management/Tech Data Corporation 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.9546 — Gategroup/LSG European Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 60/02)

1. On 14 February 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: — Gategroup Holding AG (‘Gategroup’, Switzerland), — the European catering assets and certain ancillary businesses of LSG Lufthansa Services Holding AG (‘LSG’, Germany). Gategroup acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of the business of LSG, namely the European catering assets and certain ancillary businesses (‘LSG European Business’). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Gategroup: in-flight catering, retail on board and other related services to airlines in around 60 countries, including the EEA, — for LSG European Business: in-flight catering and other related services, mainly in the EEA.

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.9546 — Gategroup/LSG European Business 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’).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9788 — JAB/Jacobs Douwe Egberts)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 75/06)

1. On 26 February 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: — JAB Holding Company S.A.R.L. (‘JAB’, Luxembourg), — Jacobs Douwe Egberts B.V. (‘Jacobs Douwe Egberts’, Netherlands), JAB acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Jacobs Douwe Egberts. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — JAB: a privately held group focused on long-term investments in companies with premium brands in the consumer goods sector, — Jacobs Douwe Egberts: a coffee and tea manufacturer with a broad brand portfolio.

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.9788 — JAB/Jacobs Douwe Egberts 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.