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

(Case M.9659 — Telia Company/CapMan AIFM/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 96/03)

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) 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 32020M9659. EUR-Lex is the on-line 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.9604 – NENT/Telenor/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 108/04)

1. On 23 March 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: — Nordic Entertainment Group AB (‘NENT’, Sweden), — Telenor ASA (‘Telenor’, Norway), — the Joint Venture (‘JV’, Sweden). NENT and Telenor 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 NENT: (i) the provision of TV distribution services and TV channels in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland, and the creation, production and distribution of TV shows, commercials, feature films and branded content, and (ii) outside the Nordic region, the operation of production companies in other European countries, and the selling of content to customers worldwide, — for Telenor: the provision of mobile and fixed telecommunications services and TV distribution services in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland, and the provision of mobile telecommunications services in Asia, — for the JV: the provision of TV distribution services in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.

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.9604 – NENT/Telenor/JV Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9764 — Red Rock Power/Capman Infra Lux Management/NH-Amundi Asset Management/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 100/02)

On 19 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) 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 32020M9764. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.9753 — Hexcel/Woodward)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 123/03)

Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004

On 27 March 2020, the European Commission received notification (1) of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (‘Merger Regulation’).

On 6 April 2020, the notifying parties informed the Commission that they withdrew their notification.

(1) OJ C 115, 7.4.2020, p. 2.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9763 – Bidvest Group/PHS Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 116/09)

1. On 31 March 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: — The Bidvest Group Limited (‘Bidvest’, South Africa, — PHS Bidco Limited (together with its subsidiaries the ‘PHS Group’, United Kingdom). Bidvest acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the PHS Group. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Bidvest: provision of facilities management services in the United Kingdom and Ireland, — for the PHS Group: provision of a range of hygiene and other specialist business services, including washroom solutions, garment supply and laundering services and equipment and plant rental services in the United Kingdom, Ireland and 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 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.9763 – Bidvest Group/PHS 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.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9554 – Elanco Animal Health/Bayer Animal Health Division)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 132/09)

1. On 14 April 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: — Elanco Animal Health Inc. (USA) (‘Elanco’), — Bayer AG’s animal health business (‘BAH’), controlled by Bayer AG (Germany) (‘Bayer’). Elanco acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of BAH. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Elanco: Elanco is an animal health company that develops, manufactures and markets products for companion and production animals worldwide, — for BAH: BAH comprises Bayer’s animal health business and is active in the development, production and marketing of products for companion and production animals worldwide.

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.9554 – Elanco Animal Health/Bayer Animal Health Division 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.9833 – KKR/Viridor)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 130/06)

1. On 8 April 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: — KKR & Co. Inc. (US), — Viridor Limited (UK). KKR & Co. Inc. acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Viridor Limited. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for KKR & Co. Inc.: asset funds and other investment products to investors and capital markets solutions, — for Viridor Limited: waste management services and renewable energy.

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.9833 – KKR/Viridor 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.9822 – Bridgepoint/Groupe Financière CEP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 164/02)

On 7 May 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 French 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 32020M9822. 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.9797 – AUNDE Group/Toyota Boshoku/TB Kawashima Automotive Textile (India) JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 152/03)

1. On 28 April 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: — AUNDE Achter & Ebels GmbH (Germany), belonging to AUNDE Group SE (‘AUNDE’, Germany), — TB Kawashima Co. Ltd. (‘TBK’, Japan) controlled by Toyota Boshoku Corporation (‘TB’, Japan), — TB Kawashima Automotive Textile (India) Private Ltd. (the ‘Target’, India). AUNDE and TB acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Target. Pre-transaction, the Target is solely controlled by TB through TBK. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for AUNDE Achter & Ebels GmbH: the development and production of automotive products, including yarns, technical fabrics, textile and leather covers. It is a subsidiary of Aunde, which focuses on the development and production of among others yarns, technical textiles, seat covers and foam parts for the automotive industry under the brands AUNDE, ISRINGHAUSEN and FEHRER for OEMs and suppliers to the automotive industry in Europe and worldwide, — for TBK: the development, production and supply of various types of automotive textiles and interior fabrics particularly in Asia. It is an affiliate of TB, a Japanese automotive component manufacturer, which focuses on passenger car seats, seats for trains and aircrafts as well as on seat components and other interior and exterior vehicle components, — for the Target: the manufacture and distribution of interior textiles and fabrics for the automotive industry in India and in neighbouring countries.

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.9797 – AUNDE Group/Toyota Boshoku/TB Kawashima Automotive Textile (India) 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.9825 – CPPIB/Téthys Invest/Galileo Global Education)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 177/03)

1. On 18 May 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: — Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPPIB’, Canada), — Téthys Invest SAS (‘Téthys’, France), subsidiary of the holding company Téthys SAS (France), — Galileo Global Education Group (‘Galileo’, France). CPPIB and Téthys acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Galileo. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CPPIB: global investment management organisation that invests the funds transferred to it by the Canada Pension Plan Fund, — for Téthys: direction of long term investments in entrepreneurial projects globally, — for Galileo: international provider of private post-secondary training and education services which operates a number of institutions around the world. In the EEA, Galileo is primarily active in France, Italy, Cyprus, Germany and the United Kingdom.

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.9825 – CPPIB/Téthys Invest/Galileo Global Education 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.9844 – Société Générale/Mitsubishi/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 171/05)

1. On 11 May 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: — ALD S.A. (‘ALD’, France), controlled by Société Générale (France), — Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited (‘Mitsubishi’, Japan). ALD and Mitsubishi acquire within the meaning of Article 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 ALD: provides full service vehicle leasing and fleet management to large corporates, small to medium sized companies and private individuals across 43 countries. ALD is controlled by Société Générale, a financial services group active in France and worldwide, — for Mitsubishi: active in Japan and globally, providing a variety of financial services including finance lease, operating lease focused on asset values, auto lease, real estate leases etc. It is also involved in rental services, trading of used equipment, insurance operations and services to customers, — for the JV: will provide a multi-brand, full service operational leasing and fleet management business with related mobility products in Malaysia.

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.9844 – Société Générale/Mitsubishi/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.9716 – AMS/OSRAM)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 195/04)

AMS acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of OSRAM. The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 7 November 2019.

On 29 May 2020, 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 )

for OSRAM: providing lighting solutions and sensors, visualisation and light-based treatments, which include from LEDs to other semiconductor-based technologies, such as infrared emitters, lasers and sensors, to light management systems, and to traditional and speciality lamps.

for AMS: providing high-performance sensing technologies in the consumer, communications, automotive, industrial and medical end-markets with a focus on three strategic pillars: optical, imaging and audio sensing,

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.

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.9716 – AMS/OSRAM

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

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