ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10205 — Orange/CDC/EDF/OC)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 301/06)

1. On 20 July 2021, 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: — Orange S.A. (‘Orange’, France), — Caisse des Dépôts et des Consignations SAS (‘CDC’, France), — EDF S.A. (‘EDF’, France), — Orange Concessions SAS (‘OC’, France) solely controlled by Orange. Orange, CDC and EDF acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of the whole of OC. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Orange: electronic communications, content, cybersecurity and mobile financial services company. Orange is active in fixed telecommunications in both the wholesale and retail markets as well as in the deployment and operation of high-speed telecommunication networks in France, — CDC: special body (établissement spécial) governed by French law responsible for tasks of general interest (deposits on savings accounts that finance rented social housing and urban renewal, regulated deposits and consignments, Social Security pensions and funds) and activities open to competition in the environmental, services and investment and private equity sectors. — EDF: company active in the production and wholesale of electricity, the trading, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity, the wholesale and retail of gas and the supply of energy services in France and abroad, — OC: company active in the design, deployment and operation, in low density areas, of public initiative high-speed telecommunications networks in France and marketing of internet access services exclusively on wholesale markets.

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 any observations they may have on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission no later than ten days following the date on which this notification is published. The following reference should always be specified: M.10205 — Orange/CDC/EDF/OC 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.10264 — SoftBank/Altor Fund Manager/Iyuno)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 293/01)

On 14 July 2021, 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 32021M10264. 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.10299 — DBS/JPMC/Temasek/Techco JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 311/03)

On 29 July 2021, 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 32021M10299. 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.10317 — Macquarie/Warburg Pincus/PTSG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 309/05)

On 8 July 2021, 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 32021M10317. 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.10403 — SHV/ACTA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 330/05)

1. On 9 August 2021, 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: — SHV Holdings N.V. (‘SHV’, Netherlands) — ACTA* Holding B.V. (‘ACTA’, Netherlands) SHV acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of ACTA. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for SHV: investment company active globally in a wide range of industries, — for ACTA: the parent holding company of Kiwa NV, an international quality accreditation organization that specializes in testing, inspection and certification 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.10403 — SHV/ACTA 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.10216 — DFDS/HSF Logistics Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 321/04)

1. On 2 August 2021, 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: — DFDS A/S (‘DFDS’, Denmark); — HSF Distri Holding B.V., HSF Expeditie Holding B.V., and Frekrenij B.V. (together with their respective subsidiaries, the ‘HSF Logistics Group’, the Netherlands). DFDS acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of HSF Logistics Group. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for DFDS: operates a sea transport network around Europe, providing ferry shipping services, transport and logistics solutions. — for HSF Logistics Group: provides logistics services, including refrigerated transport (fresh and frozen food), cold storage and cross-docking, re-usable packaging and packaging contract cleaning.

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.10216 — DFDS/HSF Logistics 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10366 — DOCOMO/Komatsu/Landlog)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 342/01)

On 17 August 2021, 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 32021M10366. 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.10394 – Platinum Equity Group/Solenis)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 332/07)

1. On 11 August 2021, 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 (USA); — Solenis UK International Limited (‘Solenis’, UK), jointly controlled by Clayton Dubilier & Rice (United States) and BASF SE (Germany). Platinum Equity Group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Solenis. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Platinum Equity Group is a private equity investment firm specialised in the merger, acquisition and operation of companies in a broad range of businesses. One of its portfolio companies is Sigura Water, active in water care solutions and services for residential and commercial pool and spa applications as well as industrial markets. — Solenis is a specialty chemical company and provider of process and water solutions. The company’s product portfolio includes process aids, water treatment chemistries, functional additives, and monitoring and control systems.

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.10394 – Platinum Equity Group/Solenis 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.10386 – BC Partners/Valtech)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 352/09)

1. On 26 August 2021, 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: — BC Partners LLP (‘BC Partners’, United Kingdom), — Valtech SE (‘Valtech’, Luxembourg). BC Partners acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Valtech. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for BC Partners: international investment firm providing advisory services to financial investors, — for Valtech: global business transformation agency providing strategy consulting, service design, technology services and optimisation of digital platforms for multichannel commerce and marketing.

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.10386 – BC Partners/Valtech 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.10164 — CVC/Stark Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 351/02)

On 29 April 2021, 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 32021M10164. 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.10419 — Brookfield/Telia Company/Telia Towers)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 365/08)

1. On 6 September 2021, 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: — Brookfield Asset Management Inc (‘Brookfield’, Canada), — Telia Company AB ( ‘Telia Company’, Sweden), — Telia Towers AB (‘Telia Towers’, Sweden). Brookfield, through indirectly controlled subsidiaries, and Telia Company acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Telia Towers and its subsidiary undertakings, Telia Towers Finland Oy and Telia Towers Norway AS (the ‘Transaction’). Telia Towers also has a subsidiary in Sweden, Telia Towers Sverige AB, which will be carved out pre-closing of the Transaction. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Brookfield: the global offering of a range of public and private investment products and services, focused on real estate, infrastructure, renewable power and private equity; — for Telia Company: the provision of mobile and fixed telecommunications services, as well as broadband and television services in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden; and — for Telia Towers: the ownsership, management and lease of masts and towers for the purposes of placement of communications equipment in Finland and Norway.

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

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: M. 10419 — Brookfield/Telia Company/Telia Towers 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.10144 — K+S Minerals and Agriculture/REMEX/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 360/05)

1. On 31 August 2021, 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: — K+S Minerals and Agriculture GmbH (Germany), belonging to the group K+S-AG (‘K+S’, Germany), — REMEX GmbH (Germany) (together with its subsidiaries ‘REMEX’), belonging to the group RETHMANN SE & Co. KG (Germany), — REKS GmbH & Co. KG (‘REKS’, the ‘JV’ Germany), currently belonging to K+S. K+S and REMEX acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of ‘REKS’ . 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 K+S: salt and potash mining and provider of waste disposal services in its mines in underground landfills (‘UTD’) and underground storage facilities (‘UTV’), — for REMEX: provider of waste disposal services for hazardous and non-hazardous waste, including UTV, — for REKS: provider of waste disposal services, including UTD, UTV and covering large tailings piles at potash sites.

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.10144 — K+S Minerals and Agriculture/REMEX/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’).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10426 — Lone Star/Green-City Immobilier)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 375/03)

1. On 10 September 2021, 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: — LSREF6 Balto Holdings S.à r.l. (‘Lone Star’, Bermuda), controlled by Lone Star Funds; and, — Green-City Immobilier (France). Lone Star acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Green-City Immobilier. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Lone Star: wholly owned subsidiary of affiliates of Lone Star Funds, a private equity firm that invests globally in real estate, equity, credit, and other financial assets, — for Green-City Immobilier: independent real estate developer in major cities in France, with a focus on new housing, such as collective housing, intermediate housing, houses and / or detached villas, townhouses and student residences.

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.10426 — Lone Star / Green-City Immobilier 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.