ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9053 — Sumitomo/Tierra/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 302/06)

On 21 August 2018, 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 32018M9053. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Official Journal of the European Union

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on mergers given at its meeting of 23 April 2018 regarding a preliminary draft decision relating to Case M.7993 — Altice/PT Portugal (Article 14(2) procedure)

Rapporteur: France

(2018/C 315/06)

1. The Advisory Committee (6 Member States) agree with the factors that were considered relevant for the purposes of fixing the amount of the fines for Altice pursuant to Article 14(2)(a) and Article 14(2)(b) of the Merger Regulation (1).

2. The Advisory Committee (6 Member States) agree with the actual level of the fines proposed by the Commission.

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation) (OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9034 — EQT Fund Management/Azelis)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 310/08)

1. On 27 August 2018, 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: — EQT VIII, controlled by EQT Fund Management S.à.r.l (‘EQT Fund Management’, Luxembourg), — Antelope Topco S.C.A. (‘Azelis’, Luxembourg). EQT Fund Management acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Azelis.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are as follows: — EQT VIII is a private equity fund that makes investments primarily in northern Europe, — Azelis is a global distributor of specialty chemicals and food ingredients.

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.9034 — EQT Fund Management/Azelis 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.9065 — Akastor/Mitsui & Co/Mitsui OSK Lines/AKOFS Offshore)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 325/02)

On 7 September 2018, 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 32018M9065. 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.8991 — Alphabet/ResMed/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 321/06)

1. On 4 September 2018, 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: — Verily Life Sciences LLC (‘Verily’, United States), belonging to Alphabet Inc. (‘Alphabet’, United States), — ResMed Inc. (‘ResMed’, United States). ResMed and Verily acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created joint venture that will study the health and financial impacts of undiagnosed and untreated sleep apnea and other breathing related sleep disorders, and develop software solutions that enable health care providers to more efficiently identify, diagnose, treat and manage individuals with sleep apnea and other breathing related sleep disorders. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Verily: research organisation, formerly Google Life Sciences. Google is the largest business controlled by Alphabet, — for ResMed: development, manufacturing, distribution and marketing of medical devices and cloud-based software applications that diagnose, treat and manage respiratory disorders and other chronic diseases.

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.8991 — Alphabet/ResMed/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.9059 — CVC/Messer Group/Divestment Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 335/14)

1. On 14 September 2018, 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: — CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC’) (Luxembourg), — Messer Group GmbH (‘Messer’) (Germany), and — Divestment Business, which consists of assets and businesses in North and South America as well as global helium sourcing contracts and assets, being divested in the context of the proposed merger between Praxair, Inc. and Linde AG. CVC and Messer, through a newly created joint venture, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Divestment Business. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Messer: industrial gases and related businesses as well as services related to those products, — for CVC: provision of advice to and management of investments funds and platforms, — for the Divestment Business: industrial gases and related businesses in North and South America as well as helium sourcing activities globally.

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.9059 — CVC/Messer Group/Divestment 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9073 — PAI Partners/Asmodee)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 329/05)

1. On 11 September 2018, 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: — PAI Partners SAS (‘PAI Partners’, France), — Group Asmodee (‘Asmodee’, France). PAI Partners acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Asmodee. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for PAI Partners: private equity company that manages and/or advises a number of funds that own companies active in a variety of business sectors, such as business services, food and consumer goods, general industries, healthcare, and retail and distribution, — for Asmodee: publishing and distribution of games (board games, card games and their digital versions), and in the licensing of these games.

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.9073 — PAI Partners/Asmodee 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.9074 — Total/Pont Sur Sambre Power and Toul Power)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 345/03)

On 11 September 2018, 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 32018M9074. 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.9016 — CMA CGM/Container Finance)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 342/03)

1. On 17 September 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — CMA CGM SA (‘CMA CGM’, France), — Container Finance Ltd Oy (‘Container Finance’, Finland). CMA CGM acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Container Finance. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CMA CGM: intra-European door-to-door multimodal transport services and, to a lesser extent, container terminal services and freight forwarding services, — for Container Finance: intra-European door-to-door multimodal transport services via its subsidiary Containerships, and, to a lesser extent, container terminal 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.9016 — CMA CGM/Container Finance 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.8880 — Oetker/Henkell/Freixenet)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 355/01)

On 27 July 2018, 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 32018M8880. 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.9092 — EQT Fund Management/Saur)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 347/09)

1. On 21 September 2018, 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: — EQT Fund Management S.a.r.l. (‘EQT’, Luxembourg), — Saur S.A.S. (‘Saur’, France), indirectly owned by Holding d’Infrastructures des Metiers de l’Environnement S.A.S. (‘HIME’, France). EQT acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, indirect sole control over the whole of Saur via the acquisition of HIME. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — EQT is a financial investor and it invests in a variety of industries; — Saur is active in the water and wastewater management in France. Saur also designs and constructs water infrastructure, including drinking water production and wastewater treatment plants for municipalities as well as water and wastewater treatment systems for industries.

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.9092 — EQT Fund Management/Saur Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8944 — Liberty Global/De Vijver Media and Liberty Global (SBS)/Mediahuis/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 368/08)

1. On 3 October 2018, 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: — Telenet Group Holding NV (Belgium), controlled by Liberty Global Plc (United Kingdom) — De Vijver Media NV (Belgium) jointly controlled by Telenet Group Holding NV, Mediahuis NV and Waterman&Waterman — Mediahuis NV (Belgium), jointly controlled by Corelio NV, Concentra NV, and VP Exploitatie NV — a newly created JV (Belgium) Telenet Group Holding NV acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of De Vijver Media NV (‘DVM transaction’). In addition, Telenet Group Holding NV and Mediahuis NV acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created JV (‘JV transaction’). The DVM transaction is accomplished by way of purchase of shares. The JV transaction 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: — Telenet Group Holding NV is a cable network operator in Belgium specializing in the supply of broadband internet, fixed and mobile telephony services and cable television to customers throughout Flanders and Brussels. It also operates a number of Pay TV channels, such as Sporting Telenet and PRIME. Telenet is controlled by Liberty Global Plc, a leading international cable company, with TV, broadband, internet and voice telephony operations in twelve countries in Europe and in Latin America. — De Vijver Media NV is a Belgian financial holding company of a group of companies active in FTA TV broadcasting and related VOD services, media sale and TV production. — Mediahuis NV is a multi-media company in Belgium and the Netherlands. — The JV will be a dedicated video advertisement sales house for both its parents and third party inventory owners, complemented with the ability to design and sell cross-media (360°) campaigns.

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.8944 — Liberty Global/De Vijver Media and Liberty Global (SBS)/Mediahuis/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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9114 — KKR/TPG Asia/KMK/Square Peg/PropertyGuru)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 365/02)

On 28 September 2018, 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 32018M9114. 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.9109 — Omers/BCI/AIMCo/PGGM/CPPIB/Puget Holdings)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 382/02)

On 15 October 2018, 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 32018M9109. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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