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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10563 – ENGIE SPAIN / PREDICA / EOLIA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 14 I/05)

1. On 3 January 2022, 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: — ENGIE España Renovables, S.L. (‘ENGIE Spain’, Spain), ultimately controlled by ENGIE, S.A. (‘ENGIE’, France), — Predica Prévoyance Dialogue du Crédit Agricole S.A. (‘Predica’, France), belonging to the Groupe Crédit Agricole (France), — Eolia Renovables de Inversiones, Sociedad de Capital Riesgo, S.A. (‘Eolia’, Spain). ENGIE Spain and Predica acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Eolia. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — ENGIE Spain is a newly incorporated company belonging to ENGIE. ENGIE is active in the fields of natural gas, electricity and energy services, — Predica is a life and health insurance company, — Eolia is active in the generation of renewable energy and the development, construction and operation of wind farms and solar photovoltaic facilities in Spain.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit 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.10563 – ENGIE SPAIN / PREDICA / EOLIA 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.10539 – SOUTH32 / KGHM / SIERRA GORDA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 21/05)

1. On 6 January 2022, 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: — South32 Limited (‘South32’, Australia); — KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. (‘KGHM’, Poland); — Sierra Gorda SCM (‘Sierra Gorda’, Chile). South32 and KGHM acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Sierra Gorda. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for South32: the production of bauxite, alumina, aluminium, metallurgical coal, manganese, nickel, silver, lead and zinc from sites located in Australia, Southern Africa and South America; — for KGHM: the production of valuable commodities, predominantly metals, including copper, silver, gold, molybdenum, nickel, rhenium and lead from a number of sites worldwide; — for Sierra Gorda: the production of copper concentrate and molybdenum concentrate (which can be further processed into molybdennym oxide) from its mine located in Chile. Sierra Gorda’s copper concentrate also contains limited quantities of silver and gold.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit 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.10539 – SOUTH32 / KGHM / SIERRA GORDA 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.10301 – CVC / ETHNIKI)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 44/11)

1. On 20 January 2022, 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 S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxemburg) — The Ethniki Hellenic General Insurance Company S.A. (‘Ethniki’, Greece) CVC acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Ethniki. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — CVC, its subsidiaries and affiliated companies are privately owned entities whose activities include providing investment advice to and/or managing investments on behalf of certain investment funds and platforms. One of CVC’s portfolio companies is the Hellenic Healthcare Group (‘HHG’), which operates six private hospitals in Greece. — Ethniki is a composite insurer predominantly focused on Greece, with limited activities in Cyprus and Romania. Its activities include a range of life and non-life insurance products, insurance distribution and, to a de minimis extent, reinsurance. The Target is currently owned by the National Bank of Greece and is being sold pursuant to the NBG’s restructuring plan entered into with the Commission.

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.10301 – CVC / ETHNIKI Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10587 – BLACKSTONE / WARBURG PINCUS / INTRAFI GROUP)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 31/09)

1. On 14 January 2022, 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: — Blackstone Inc. (US, ‘Blackstone’), — Warburg Pincus LLC (US, ‘Warburg Pincus’), — Nexus Parent LLC (US, ‘IntraFi Group’), controlled by Blackstone. Blackstone and Warburg Pincus acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of IntraFi Group. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Blackstone: a global asset manager. It is headquartered in the United States and has offices in Europe and Asia. Blackstone is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, — for Warburg Pincus: a New York limited liability company and the manager of the Warburg Pincus private equity funds. It is a global private equity firm headquartered in New York, — for IntraFi Group: a financial technology solutions provider that offers deposit placement and wholesale funding services to financial institutions.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit 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.10587 – BLACKSTONE / WARBURG PINCUS / INTRAFI 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.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10622 – Genstar Capital / MDP / Lightspeed)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 63/08)

Genstar Capital and MDP will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Lightspeed. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

On 28 January 2022, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 )

Lightspeed: software company engaged in the provision of software as a service for classroom management, mobile device management, analytics and wellbeing alerts used by education providers.

MDP: private equity investment firm specializing in investments in middle and upper-market companies active across a broad spectrum of industries.

Genstar Capital: private equity firm specialising in investments in middle market companies in financial services, healthcare, industrial technology and software.

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 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.

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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.10622 – Genstar Capital / MDP / Lightspeed

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:
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10604 — OXFORD PROPERTIES / PINEBRIDGE BENSON ELLIOT / SIGMA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 54/05)

1. On 21 January 2022, 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: — Oxford Six Limited, part of the Oxford Properties Group (‘Oxford Properties’, Canada), — PineBridge Benson Elliot LLP (‘PBBE’, United Kingdom), — Sigma Capital Group Limited (‘Sigma’, United Kingdom). Oxford Properties and PBBE acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Sigma. The concentration is accomplished by way of contract or any other means.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Oxford Properties: the ownership, development and management of real estate assets. Oxford Properties is the real estate arm of OMERS Administration Corporation (‘OMERS’), the administrator of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Primary Pension Plan and trustee of the pension funds. — for PBBE: a fund manager. PBBE is solely controlled by PineBridge Investments, L.P., (‘PineBridge’), a private, asset manager. — for Sigma: a UK-based residential development and urban regeneration specialist.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit 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.10604 — OXFORD PROPERTIES / PINEBRIDGE BENSON ELLIOT / SIGMA 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.10621 – Welput/PSPIB/Alecta/ 105 VStreet JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 72/08)

1. On 3 February 2022, 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: — West End of London Property Unit Trust (‘Welput’, Jersey); — the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSPIB’, Canada); — Alecta Tjänstepension Ömsesidigt (‘Alecta’, Sweden); and, — 105VS Holdings Unit Trust (‘105 VStreet’, Jersey). Welput, PSPIB and Alecta acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of 105 VStreet. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Welput: property unit trust. It is a collective investment scheme for the purposes of the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Welput is active exclusively in central London in the United Kingdom; — for PSPIB: pension investment manager of the pension plans of the Canadian Federal Public Service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. It manages a diversified global portfolio including stocks, bonds and other fixed-income securities as well as investments in private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and credit investments; — for Alecta: pension fund that manages the occupational pensions of private individuals and companies in Sweden. Alecta’s investments portfolio includes investments in fixed income, equities and real estate; and, — for 105 VStreet: real estate property located at 105 Victoria Street, London.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit 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.10621 – Welput/PSPIB/Alecta/ 105 VStreet 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.10411 – ABM / YKA / HEBEI MAURI)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 69/03)

On 18 January 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10411. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10604 – OXFORD PROPERTIES / PINEBRIDGE BENSON ELLIOT / SIGMA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 85/01)

On 15 February 2022, 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 policy’ website of the Commission (Dhttp://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 32022M10604. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10568 – IIF INTERNATIONAL HOLDING / G+E GETEC HOLDING)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 75/04)

1. On 9 February 2022, 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: — IIF Int’l Holding L.P. (‘IIF’, Cayman Islands), controlled by three individuals (Mr Vumindaba Dube, Mr Henry Fayne and Mr Michael Nagle), — G+E GETEC Holding GmbH (‘GETEC’, Germany). IIF will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of GETEC. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — IIF is an investment fund specialised in infrastructure investments, — GETEC provides heating, cooling and electricity systems, and energy services in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Belgium and Luxembourg.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit 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.10568 – IIF INTERNATIONAL HOLDING / G+E GETEC HOLDING 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.10506 - PARKER / MEGGITT)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 102/06)

1. On 21 February 2022, 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: — Parker-Hannifin Corporation (‘Parker’, United States), — Meggitt PLC (‘Meggitt’, United Kingdom). Parker will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Meggitt. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — Parker designs, manufactures and supplies motion and control technologies and systems, and provides precision engineered solutions for a variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace markets at global level, — Meggitt designs, manufactures and supplies components and sub-systems for aerospace and defence markets, and selected energy applications, at global level.

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.10506 – PARKER / MEGGITT 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’).