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On 9 January 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:

— Canadian Solar Inc (‘Canadian Solar’, Canada),

— EDF ENR PWT (‘EDF ENR’, France), belonging to the group EDF (France),

— the newly established joint venture Newco (France).

Canadian Solar and EDF ENR acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Newco.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.
On 22 December 2017, 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:

— Edison S.p.A. (‘Edison’, Italy), belonging to Electricité de France S.A.

— Gas Natural Vendita Italia S.p.A. (‘GNVI’, Italy), controlled by Gas Natural Fenosa Internacional SA..

Edison acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of GNVI.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
On 18 January 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:

— Energetický a průmyslový holding, a.s. (‘EPH’, Czech Republic),

— Mátrai Erőmű Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság (‘Mátra’, Hungary).

EPH indirectly acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over the whole of Mátra.

The concentration is accomplished by way of a purchase of shares.
On 10 January 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:

— Avis Budget Group Inc. (‘ABG’, United States),

— Koç Holding A.Ş. (‘Koç’, Turkey), and

— Olympic Commercial and Tourist Enterprises SA (‘OCTE’, Greece).

ABG and Koç acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of OCTE.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 39/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8715 — CVC/TMF)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 39/01)

On 29 January 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 32018M8715. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
On 24 January 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:

— Repsol Comercial de Productos Petrolíferos, SA (‘Repsol’, Spain),

— Kia Motors Iberia, SLU (‘Kia’, Spain).

Repsol and Kia acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘the JV’).

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
On 7 February 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:

— Lone Star (US), through its indirect subsidiary LSF10 Wolverine Investments S.C.A.,

— Stark Group A/S (‘Stark’, Denmark).

Lone Star acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Stark. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 48/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8569 — Europcar/Goldcar)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 48/01)

On 5 December 2017, 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 32017M8569. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
On 14 February 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:

— The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA),

— Centerbridge Partners, LP (‘Centerbridge’, USA),

— Robyg SA (‘Robyg’, Poland).

Goldman Sachs and Centerbridge acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Robyg.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
On 9 February 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:

— Melrose Industries PLC (Melrose) (United Kingdom), a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange, is not controlled by any single shareholder or group of shareholders,

— GKN plc (GKN) (United Kingdom), a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange is not controlled by any single shareholder or group of shareholders.

Melrose acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of GKN.

The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 17 January 2018.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 79/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8798 — TA Associates/OTPP/Flexera Holdings)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 79/02)

On 20 February 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 32018M8798. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 71/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8761 — ReAssure/Actaeon)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 71/01)

On 19 February 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 32018M8761. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
On 5 March 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:

— Prime Credit 3 S.à r.l. (‘PC3’, Luxembourg), controlled by AnaCap Financial Europe S.A. SICAV-RAIF (Luxembourg), which belongs to Anacap Group Holdings (‘Anacap Group’, Guernsey).

— Oxalis Holding S.à r.l. (‘Oxalis’, Luxembourg), controlled by Pacific Investment Management company LLC (‘PIMCO’, USA).

— Mr Steve Lennon (Italy),

— Mr Paolo Lo Giudice (Italy),

— Mr Roberto Tavani (Italy),

— Phoenix Asset Management S.p.A (‘PAM’, Italy).

PC3, Oxalis, Mr Steve Lennon, Mr Paolo Lo Giudice and Mr Roberto Tavani acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of PAM.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
On 28 February 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:

— Platinum Equity Group (United States),

— Wyndham Vacation Rentals Europe, a business formed of Wyndham Vacation Rentals UK, Landal GreenParks and Novasol (United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands).

Platinum Equity Group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Wyndham Vacation Rentals Europe.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
On 12 March 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:

— Accuride Corporation (‘Accuride’, USA), controlled by funds managed by Crestview LLC, USA,

— mefro wheels GmbH (‘mefro wheels’, Germany).

Accuride acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of mefro wheels.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

The concentration has been referred to the Commission by Germany, pursuant to Article 22(3) of the Merger Regulation. The referral was subsequently joined by the Netherlands, Poland and Spain.
On 7 March 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:

— General Electric Company (‘GE’, United States),

— General Electric Panafricana Holdings I B.V., Netherlands (a subsidiary of Baker Hughes, a GE company ‘BHGE’), controlled by GE,

— Rosneft Oil Company (‘Rosneft’, Russia),

— Sibintek LLC (‘Sibintek’, Russia), controlled by Rosneft,

— NewCo (‘JV’, Singapore/Russia).

GE and Rosneft acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the JV.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.
4.

During the phase II investigation, the Commission sent several requests for information to the Parties pursuant to Article 11(2) of the Merger Regulation. On 28 June 2017 the Commission adopted a decision under Article 11(3) of the Merger Regulation, compelling Qualcomm to supply certain information which the Commission had requested on 14 June 2017 pursuant to Article 11(2) of the Merger Regulation and which Qualcomm had failed to submit within the time limit fixed by the Commission. This decision also suspended the time limit laid down in Article 10(3) of the Merger Regulation until the end of the day the Commission would receive the required information. The deadline suspension ended on 16 August 2017, following Qualcomm’s submission to the Commission of the information sought.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 107/2

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8728 — Diamond Transmission Corporation/InfraRed Capital Partners/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 107/02)

On 15 March 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 32018M8728. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 125/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8843 — Macquarie Group/TDC)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 125/01)

On 28 March 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 32018M8843. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 118/1

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.8547 — Celanese/Blackstone/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 118/01)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 139/2004

On 12 September 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration between Celanese and Blackstone. On 19 March 2018, the notifying party/ies informed the Commission that it/they withdrew its/their notification.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 146/4

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8807 — Spectris/Macquarie Group/Soundwave Holdings)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 146/02)

On 18 April 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 32018M8807. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 137/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8848 — Cathay Capital Private Equity/Equistone Partners Europe/E. Winkemann)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 137/01)

On 6 April 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 32018M8848. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
On 2 May 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:

— T-Mobile Netherlands Holding BV (‘TMNL’, Netherlands) controlled by Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany), and

— Tele2 Netherlands Holding NV (‘Tele2 NL’, Netherlands).

TMNL acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Tele2 NL.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
On 24 April 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:

— Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (‘OTPP’, Canada),

— the Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle’, USA),

— European Camping Group SAS (‘ECG’, France).

OTPP acquires within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of ECG, together with Carlyle, which already had sole control of ECG. Hence, the concentration entails a change of control over ECG from sole control by Carlyle to joint control by Carlyle and OTPP. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 174/1

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.8552 — Axalta Coating Systems/IVA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 174/02)

(Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004)

On 16 April 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration between Axalta Coating Systems and IVA. On 14 May 2018, the notifying party/ies informed the Commission that it/they withdrew its/their notification.
On 4 May 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:

— Platinum Equity (‘Platinum’, United States),

— LifeScan, Inc., part of Johnson&Johnson (United States).

The proposed concentration consists of the acquisition by Platinum of the LifeScan blood glucose monitoring business. Platinum will acquire sole control of LifeScan within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets through a special purpose vehicle.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 186/26

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8890 — BNP Paribas/ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 186/08)

1. On 24 May 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: — BNP Paribas (‘BNPP’, France), — ABN AMRO Bank (Luxembourg) SA (‘ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg’, Luxembourg). BNPP acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — BNPP: active worldwide in retail banking and services as well as corporate and institutional banking, — ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg: active in private banking.

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.8890 — BNP Paribas/ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg 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.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8919 — Permira/Exclusive Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 183/07)

1. On 22 May 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: — Permira VI G.P. Limited (United Kingdom), controlled by Permira Holdings Limited (United Kingdom), — Exclusive France Holding and Exclusive Management SAS (France). Permira VI G.P. Limited acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Exclusive France Holding and Exclusive Management SAS. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Permira VI G.P.: a private equity fund ultimately controlled by Permira Holdings Limited with private equity investments in companies active in a variety of sectors, — for Exclusive Group France Holding and Exclusive Management SAS: companies active in the wholesale distribution of IT products, specifically hardware, software, cloud solutions and services dedicated to enterprise IT security and software defined data centres.

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.8919 — Permira/Exclusive Group Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.