ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9749 — Glencore Energy UK/Ørsted LNG Business)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 72/06)

1. On 25 February 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: — Glencore Energy UK Ltd, controlled by Glencore plc (‘Glencore’, Switzerland). — Ørsted’s LNG Business, controlled by Ørsted A/S (‘Ørsted’, Denmark). Glencore Energy acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Ørsted’s LNG Business. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Glencore: it is a large global diversified natural resource company and a major producer and marketer of several commodities, — for Ørsted’s LNG Business: it comprises contractual arrangements for liquefied natural gas (‘LNG’) storage, re-gasification capacity and transmission services at the Gate Terminal in the Netherlands and a number of LNG sale and purchase agreements.

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.9749 — Glencore Energy UK/Ørsted LNG Business 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.9592 – Freudenberg/Low & Bonar)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 91/06)

1. On 10 March 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 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Freudenberg & Co. KG, (‘Freudenberg’, Germany); — Low & Bonar PLC, (‘Low & Bonar’, UK), Freudenberg acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Low & Bonar. The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 20 September 2019.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Freudenberg: development, manufacture and sale of a broad spectrum of products, ranging from seals and nonwovens to medical components, vibration control products, filters, specialty chemicals, household products, lubricants, coatings, and cleaning services, roofing, insulation and composite materials; — for Low & Bonar: production and supply of nonwovens, three-dimensional polymeric structures and technical coated textiles.

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: Case M.9592 – Freudenberg/Low& Bonar 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9662 — Generali/Klesia/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 86/07)

1. On 9 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: — Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. (‘Generali’, Italy), which notably controls Generali Vie S.A. (‘Generali Vie’, France) and — Groupe paritaire de protection sociale Klesia (‘Klesia’, France), which notably controls Klesia Prévoyance, CARCEPT Prévoyance, IPRIAC, and la Mutuelle Klesia Mut’ (all together ‘Klesia Prévoyance’, France). Generali and Klesia acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the pension and collective healthcare business of Generali Vie and the pension and healthcare business of Klesia Prévoyance (the ‘JV’). The concentration is accomplished by way of contract or any other means.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Generali: the provision of insurance products for individuals and undertakings — including individual insurance policies, life insurance products as well as insurance policies intended to cover commercial and industrial risks of companies — as well as reinsurance and the distribution of insurance product. — for Klesia : primarily the provision of life insurance and complementary retirement products. — for the JV: the provision of retirement and healthcare products through Generali Vie and Klesia Prévoyance.

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.9662 — Generali/Klesia/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.9769 — VW Group/Munich RE Group/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 99/07)

1. On 16 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: — MHP Management- und IT-Beratung GmbH (‘MHP’, Germany), controlled by Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft (‘Posche’, Germany), which is ultimately controlled by Volkswagen Group (‘VW’, Germany), — Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in München (‘Munich RE’, Germany). Porsche, via its subsidiary MHP, and Munich RE acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’, Germany). 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 MHP: a management and IT consulting company. Porsche and VW are active worldwide in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of, inter alia, passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, motor bikes as well as ancillary financial and insurance services and mobility service solutions, — for Munich RE: an international insurance company. The JV will provide IT consulting services, including concept development, risk management, and software development, in relation to the planning, establishment and operation of digital and flexible production solutions.

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.9769 — VW Group/Munich RE Group/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.9746 — Fyffes Limited/van Wylick GmbH)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 98/13)

1. On 13 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: — Fyffes Limited (‘Fyffes’, Ireland), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Sumitomo Corporation (‘Sumitomo’, Japan), — Frutchimport van Wylick GmbH (‘van Wylick’, Germany). Fyffes acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of van Wylick. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Fyffes, the procurement, shipping, import and wholesale of bananas. In the EEA, Fyffes also imports other fruits, including pineapples, and provides some limited banana ripening and shipping services to third parties, — for Sumitomo, investments in various sectors such as trading of metal products, transportation and construction, chemicals and electronics, media, mineral resources and energy, — for van Wylick, provision of banana ripening services, as well as distribution of fresh fruit.

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.9746 — Fyffes Limited/van Wylick GmbH 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.9696 – ArcelorMittal Neel Tailored Blanks/TT Steel Service India/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 113/06)

1. On 26 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: — ArcelorMittal Neel Tailored Blanks Private Limited (‘ANTB’, Luxembourg/India), jointly controlled by ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks Lorraine SAS of India (ultimately controlled by ArcelorMittal of Luxembourg) and Neel Metal Products Limited of India, — TT Steel Service India Private Limited (‘TTSSI’, India), belonging to the Toyota Group, — ArcelorMittal Neel TT Private Limited (‘ANTT’, India), jointly controlled by ANTB and TTSSI. ANTB and TTSSI acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of ANTT. 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 ANTB: production, distribution, marketing, and sale of steel products, including tailored welded blanks. It supplies steel for various applications including automotive, construction, household appliances, and packaging, — for TTSSI: operating a Steel Service Center (SSC), — for ANTT: production and commercialisation of tailored welded blanks, exclusively in India.

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.9696 – ArcelorMittal Neel Tailored Blanks/TT Steel Service 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.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9775 – Global Payments/CaixaBank/MoneyToPay)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 104/05)

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: — Global Payments Inc.(‘Global Payments’, USA), — CaixaBank, S.A. (‘CaixaBank’, Spain), — CaixaBank Electronic Money E.D.E., S.L. (‘MoneyToPay’ Spain). Global Payments and CaixaBank acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of MoneyToPay. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Global Payments: a worldwide provider of payment technology solutions, including enterprise and payment management solutions (principally in the US), payment card processing, online payment portal solutions and merchant acquiring services and products. — CaixaBank: a multinational group of financial services. It mainly provides banking services (retail, corporate, private banking), collective investment and securitization services as well as the provision of specialised insurance products in Spain and Portugal. — MoneyToPay: a company that issues prepaid payment products in Spain, Portugal and Austria. These products are VISA prepaid payment cards and wearables, which may be universally accepted in any store and special prepaid products which are solely accepted on specific stores.

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: Case M.9775 – Global Payments/CaixaBank/MoneyToPay 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.
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.9547 – Johnson & Johnson/Tachosil)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 124/01)

Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004

On 19 February 2020, the European Commission received notification (1) of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) (‘Merger Regulation’).

On 25 March 2020, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings (3) under Article 6(1)(c) of the Merger Regulation. On 8 April 2020, the notifying party informed the Commission that it withdrew its notification and demonstrated that it abandoned the concentration.

(1) OJ C 63, 26.2.2020, p. 5.

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

(3) OJ C 102, 30.3.2020, p. 2.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9689 — Apollo Management/Tech Data Corporation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 122/01)

On 24 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 32020M9689. 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.9793 – Permira/Sneakers Maker) –

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 148/04)

1. On 23 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: — Permira Holdings Limited (‘Permira’, Channel Islands), — Sneakers Maker SpA (‘Sneakers Maker’, Italy). Permira will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of Sneakers Maker. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Permira: is a private equity business engaged in the provision of investment management services to a number of investment funds. Permira controls a number of portfolio companies active in a variety of sectors, including in footwear and apparel such as Dr Martens and Reformation, — Sneakers Maker: is a holding company that owns the entire share capital of Golden Goose S.p.A., a manufacturer and supplier of luxury footwear and apparel.

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.9793 – Permira/Sneakers Maker 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.9822 – Bridgepoint/Groupe Financière CEP)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 132/10)

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: — Bridgepoint SAS (‘Bridgepoint’, France), — Groupe Financière CEP and its subsidiaries (‘CEP’, France). Bridgepoint acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of CEP. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of securities.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Bridgepoint: a private equity investment firm that, via its subsidiaries, manages and advises a number of investment funds with direct or indirect shareholdings in many operating companies worldwide, — CEP: a group active mainly in credit insurance brokerage and mortgage credit brokerage.

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 no later than ten days following the date on which this notification is published. The following reference should always be specified: M.9822 – Bridgepoint/Groupe Financière CEP 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’).

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