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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9313 — Equistone/CH&CO)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 141/07)

1. On 11 April 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: — Equistone Partners Europe Limited (‘Equistone’, United Kingdom), — CH & CO Catering Group (Holdings) Limited (‘CH&CO’, United Kingdom). Equistone acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of CH&CO. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Equistone: a private equity investment firm supporting middle market companies by investing as a strategic partner alongside management teams in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Switzerland, — for CH&CO: provides contract catering services and concession foodservices in the United Kingdom.

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.9313 — Equistone/CH&CO 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.9340 — Alliance Automotive Group/Parts Point Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 157/02)

On 29 April 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 32019M9340. 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.9347 — OEP/WP Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 151/02)

On 24 April 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 32019M9347. 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.9328 — Platinum Equity Group/Multi-Color Corporation)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 177/07)

1. On 8 May 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: — Platinum Equity Group (United States), — Multi-Color Corporation (United States). Platinum Equity Group (‘Platinum Equity’) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Multi-Color Corporation (‘MCC’). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Platinum Equity: merger, acquisition and operation of companies that provide services and solutions to customers in a broad range of businesses, including information technology, telecommunication, logistics, metal services, manufacturing and distribution, — for MCC: manufacture and supply of labels to commercial customers across a range of sectors, including: home and personal care, food and beverage, healthcare, specialty, consumer durables, and wine and spirits.

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.9328 — Platinum Equity Group/Multi-Color 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.9372 — EPH/AES Ballylumford/AES Kilroot Power)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 166/05)

1. On 7 May 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: — EP UK Investments Limited (‘EPUK’, the UK), controlled by Energetický a průmyslový holding, a.s. (‘EPH’, the Czech Republic); — AES Ballylumford Limited (‘AES Ballylumford’, Northern Ireland) and AES Kilroot Power Limited (‘AES Kilroot Power’, Northern Ireland), controlled by the AES Corporation (‘AES’). EPH, through EPUK, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of AES Ballylumford and AES Kilroot Power. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — EPUK is a UK energy company, primarily focusing on power generation from conventional and renewable sources in Great Britain; EPH is a utility company engaged in coal extraction, electricity and heat production, distribution and supply as well as gas supply in various EU Member States; — AES Ballylumford operates the Ballylumford gas fired power station in Northern Ireland; AES Kilroot Power operates the Kilroot thermal dual coal/oil fired power station with a battery storage facility, also in Northern Ireland; AES is a holding company which operates thermal and renewable electricity generation businesses and electricity distribution businesses, across the United States, South America, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, Europe and Asia.

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.9372 — EPH/AES Ballylumford/AES Kilroot Power 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9344 — Swiss Life/Montagu/Pondus)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 195/01)

On 26 April 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 32019M9344. 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.9205 — IBM/Red Hat)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 185/11)

1. On 20 May 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: — International Business Machines Corporation (‘IBM’, USA), — Red Hat Inc. (‘Red Hat’, USA). IBM acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Red Hat. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for IBM: development, production, and marketing of a wide variety of information technology (‘IT’) solutions, namely enterprise IT software and systems (such as servers, storage systems, cloud, and cognitive offerings) and IT implementation services (such as business consulting and IT infrastructure services), — for Red Hat: supply of open-source software and support services, using a community-powered approach to develop and offer a wider range of open-source software solutions for enterprise 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.9205 — IBM/Red Hat 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.9364 — Stoa/InfraVia II Invest/SBI Crypto Investment/Tiger Infrastructure Europe/Etix Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 210/04)

On 22 May 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 32019M9364. 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.9252 — CMOC/IXM)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 203/04)

1. On 5 June 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: — CMOC Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Molybdenum Co. Ltd (‘CMOC’, China), whose main shareholder is Cathay Fortune Corporation Co. Ltd (‘CFC’), — IXM BV (‘IXM’, the Netherlands), controlled by New Silk Road Commodities Limited, which is wholly owned by NCCL Natural Resources Investment Fund LP. CMOC acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of IXM. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CMOC: mining, processing, smelting, deep processing, research and development and trade of molybdenum, tungsten, copper, gold and other precious metals, — for IXM (formerly known as Louis Dreyfus Company Metals): global trader in both base metal concentrates (such as copper, zinc and lead concentrates) and refined metals (copper, zinc and lead) and by products (blister, anode, anode slimes, precious metal concentrates, cobalt and secondaries).

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.9252 — CMOC/IXM 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.9429 — Sports Direct International/GAME Digital)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 232/08)

1. On 3 July 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: — Sports Direct International plc (‘SDI’, United Kingdom), — GAME Digital plc (‘GAME’, United Kingdom). SDI acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of GAME. The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 5 June 2019.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for SDI: sporting goods retailer, which operates a diversified portfolio of sports, fitness, fashion and lifestyle brands, — for GAME: specialist retailer of gaming consoles, games and accessories, as well as digital content and other gaming-related 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 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.9429 — Sports Direct International/GAME Digital 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.9396 — Capman/CBRE/Norled)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 219/05)

1. On 20 June 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: — CapMan AIFM Oy (‘CapMan’, Finland), — CBRE Caledon Capital Management Inc. (‘CBRE’, Canada), — Norled AS (‘Norled’, Norway). CapMan and CBRE acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Norled. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CapMan: manager of the investment fund CapMan Nordic Infrastructure I SCSP established in Luxembourg. CapMan is part of CapMan Group, a Nordic private assets management and investment company headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, — for CBRE: controlling the investment fund CBRE Caledon Noah Aggregator LP established in Ontario, Canada. CBRE is an indirect subsidiary of CBRE Group, a commercial real estate services and investment firm, headquartered in Los Angeles, US, — for Norled: a provider of ferry and express boat services in Norway.

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.9396 — Capman/CBRE/Norled 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.9190 — ADP/Bouygues/BPCE/IFC/Marguerite/TAV/ZAIC-A)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 245/01)

On 29 March 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 French 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 32019M9190. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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