ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9976 – Silver Lake Partners/Engie/Hall Des Lumieres JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 365/09)

1. On 23 October 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: — Endeavor Operating Company, LLC (‘Endeavor’, USA) ultimately controlled by Silver Lake Partners (‘Silver Lake’, USA) — Culturespaces USA, Inc (USA), ultimately controlled by ENGIE SA (‘ENGIE’, France) — The JV, a newly created joint venture (‘JV’, USA) Endeavour and Culturspaces acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 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.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Endeavour: talent representation, commercial marketing and endorsements, brand strategy, activation and licensing, media production and distribution, and event management; — for Culturespaces: management of cultural establishments, including museum and art centres, historic monuments, gardens and collection and digital art centres; — for the JV: The JV will create and manage a digital art centre in New York City, USA. The main activities of the JV will include the display of digital immersive cultural exhibitions based on art and/or music. The secondary activities of the JV will include site privatization for evening events, digital video and music experiences, digital thematic exhibitions, and sales of derivative products, snacks and beverages.

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.9976 – Silver Lake Partners/Engie/Hall Des Lumieres 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.10013 — Vestas/MHI Vestas JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 381/15)

1. On 5 November 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: — Vestas Wind Systems A/S (‘Vestas’, Denmark), — MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S (‘MHI Vestas JV’, Denmark), jointly controlled by Vestas and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (Japan). Vestas acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of MHI Vestas JV. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Vestas: manufacture, supply and the provision of operation and maintenance services of onshore wind turbines; — for MHI Vestas JV: manufacture, supply and the provision of operation and maintenance services of offshore wind turbines.

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.10013 — Vestas/MHI Vestas 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9434 — UTC/Raytheon)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 379/02)

On 13 March 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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) 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 32020M9434. 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.10019 — AP1/AP3/AP4/Telia Carrier Entities)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 395/05)

1. On 12 November 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: — Första AP-fonden (‘AP1’, Sweden) — Tredje AP-fonden (‘AP3’, Sweden) — Fjärde AP-fonden (‘AP4’, Sweden) — Telia Carrier entities (Sweden) AP1, AP3 and AP4 acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of 34 Telia Carriers entities in 34 EU and non-EU jurisdictions. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares by an investment company, Polhem Infra KB, incorporated and jointly controlled by AP1, AP3 and AP4, which will thus indirectly control the Telia Carrier entities.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for AP1, AP3 and AP4: pension funds which act as a buffer in the Swedish national pension system. They are independent governmental authorities taking independent decisions on their investments. — for Telia Carriers Entities: ultimately owned by Telia Company AB, they operate a global fiber network (internet backbone), which is used for the provision of international carrier 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. 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.10019 — AP1/AP3/AP4/Telia Carrier Entities 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.9974 — Groupe Crédit Agricole/Groupe Generali/Europ Assistance France/Viavita)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 392/05)

1. On 9 November 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: — Crédit Agricole S.A. (‘Crédit Agricole’, France); — Viavita SAS (‘Viavita’, France), currently owned and controlled by the Crédit Agricole group via the subsidiary Pacifica S.A. (‘Pacifica’, France); — Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. (‘Generali’, Italy); — Europ Assistance France S.A.S (‘EAF’, France), currently owned and controlled by the Generali group via the subsidiary Europ Assistance Holding S.A.S. (‘EAH’, France). Crédit Agricole and Generali acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of EAF and Viavita (through EAF). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Crédit Agricole: banking, financial and insurance services; — for Viavita: providing domestic assistance and personal services; — for Generali : insurance; — for EAF: providing assistance (travel, motor vehicle, accommodation and domestic assistance) and personal 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.9974 — Groupe Crédit Agricole/Groupe Generali/Europ Assistance France/Viavita Observations can be sent to the Commission by e-mail, 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.10014 — LGP/Centerbridge/Community Psychiatry)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 403/08)

1. On 19 November 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: — Leonard Green & Partners (‘LGP’, United States), — Centerbridge Partners, L.P. (‘Centerbridge’, United States), — Community Psychiatry Management, LLC (‘Community Psychiatry’, United States), currently controlled by Centerbridge. LGP and Centerbridge acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Community Psychiatry. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for LGP: private equity investment firm focused on investing in companies providing services, including consumer, business, and healthcare services, as well as retail, distribution, and industrials, at global level. — for Centerbridge: private investment management firm active in private equity, credit, and real estate, at global level. — for Community Psychiatry: owns and operates a chain of outpatient clinics in California (United States), providing psychiatric and therapeutic services for patients with mild-to-moderate mental and behavioural disorders.

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.10014 — LGP/Centerbridge/Community Psychiatry 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.9829 — Aon/Willis Towers Watson)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 398/15)

1. On 16 November 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: — Aon plc (Ireland, ‘Aon’), — Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (Ireland, ‘WTW’). Aon acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of WTW. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Aon is a global professional services firm active in five business segments: (i) commercial risk solutions, (ii) reinsurance solutions, (iii) retirement solutions, (iv) health solutions and (v) data and analytics services. — WTW is also a global professional services firm active in four business segments: (i) human capital and benefits, (ii) corporate risk and broking, (iii) investment, risk and reinsurance, and (iv) benefits delivery and administration.

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.9829 — Aon/Willis Towers Watson 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.10012 — Hg/KKR/Citation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 415/04)

On 24 November 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 32020M10012. 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.9998 — Sumitomo/Tech Mahindra/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 412/14)

1. On 19 November 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: — Sumitomo Corporation (‘Sumitomo’, Japan), — Tech Mahindra Limited (‘Tech Mahindra’, India), — SCTM Engineering Corporation (the ‘Target’, Japan), a newly created joint venture jointly controlled by Sumitomo Corporation and Tech Mahindra. Sumitomo and Tech Mahindra acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Target. 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 Sumitomo: It is a trading and investment company, which provides a range of services and products in sectors such as the trading of metal products, transportation and construction of systems, environment and infrastructure, media, network and lifestyle related products, mineral resources, energy, chemicals and electronics, — for Tech Mahindra: It is a global technology company, providing information technology and business process outsourcing services to customers across a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, media & entertainment, manufacturing, banking & financial services, life sciences, retail & consumer goods and oil & gas, — for the Target: It will provide engineering services to the automotive sector, automotive product engineering, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous driving, vehicle to everything (V2X) and 5G wireless communications technology, along with connected and digital services in the automotive sector.

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.9998 — Sumitomo/Tech Mahindra/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.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10065 — Advent/Nielsen Global Connect)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 419/13)

Advent acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Nielsen Global Connect. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

On 26 November 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 )

for Advent: global private equity investor with holdings in five core sectors, namely business and financial services, healthcare, industrial, retail consumer and leisure, and technology.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. 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.10065 — Advent/Nielsen Global Connect

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:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9787 — Česká Spořitelna/Československá Obchodní Banka/Komerční Banka/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 417/03)

On 6 August 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 32020M9787. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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