ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10562 – CARLYLE / WARBURG PINCUS / DURAVANT)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 62/04)

1. On 27 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: — The Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle’, United States), — Warburg Pincus LLC (‘Warburg Pincus’, United States), — Duravant LLC (‘Duravant’, United States), controlled by Warburg Pincus. Carlyle and Warburg Pincus will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Duravant. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of a shareholding from Warburg Pincus, through a Unit Purchase Agreement.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — for Carlyle: as a global alternative asset manager, managing funds that invest globally across three investment disciplines: (i) Global Private Equity (including corporate private equity, real estate and natural resources funds); (ii) Global Credit (including liquid credit, illiquid credit and real assets credit); and (iii) Investment Solutions (private equity fund of funds program, which include primary fund, secondary and related co-investment activities). — for Warburg Pincus: as a global private equity firm, managing companies that are active in a variety of sectors, including consumer and industrial and business services. — for Duravant: manufacturing and suppying processing and logistics equipment for companies active particularly in the food and beverage, and e-commerce and distribution sectors, and related aftermarket offerings (including parts, installation and maintenance).

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.10562 – CARLYLE / WARBURG PINCUS / DURAVANT 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.10542 – MITSUBISHI / CHUBU ELECTRIC POWER MIRAIZ / MCRE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 72/04)

On 14 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 32022M10542. 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.10587 – BLACKSTONE / WARBURG PINCUS / INTRAFI GROUP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 70/02)

On 7 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 (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 32022M10587. 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.10614 – PAI PARTNERS / UVESCO)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 89/05)

1. On 18 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: — PAI Partners SAS (‘PAI Partners’, France), — Uvesco S.A. (‘Uvesco’, Spain). PAI Partners will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Uvesco. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — PAI Partners is a private equity fund active in business services; food & consumer (including Refresco, Anguilas Aguinaga, Froneri, Tropicana, Naked, and Pumica); general industrials, and healthcare, — Uvesco is a Spanish retailer, active in the sale of daily consumer goods in supermarkets

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.10614 – PAI PARTNERS / UVESCO 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.10541 - GOLDMAN SACHS / GRUPO VISABEIRA / CONSTRUCTEL VISABEIRA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 78/04)

1. On 10 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: — Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, United States of America), — Grupo Visabeira S.A. (‘Visabeira’, Portugal), solely controlled by Fernando Campos Nunes, — Constructel Visabeira, S.A (‘Constructel’, Portugal), controlled by Visabeira. Goldman Sachs and Visabeira acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Constructel, currently under sole control of Visabeira, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Visabeira Global SGPS, S.A. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Goldman Sachs: the provision of a range of banking, securities and investment services worldwide to its client base including corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals, — for Visabeira: a range of industrial and other activities across Europe and around the world, including telecommunications, energy, construction and technology, ceramics and glassware, kitchen furniture, biofuels (pellets) and energy systems, and hotels, resorts and entertainment complexes, shopping malls and services, — for Constructel: design, planning, engineering, construction, repair and maintenance of telecommunication networks and energy infrastructure.

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.10541 - GOLDMAN SACHS / GRUPO VISABEIRA / CONSTRUCTEL VISABEIRA 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.10595 – CERBERUS / HBCE (FRENCH RETAIL BANKING))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 104/03)

On 23 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 (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 32022M10595. 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.10601 – WARBURG PINCUS / OXFORD PROPERTIES / HALE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 100/02)

On 21 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 (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 32022M10601. 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.10632 – WATERLAND / DUVENBECK)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 114/07)

1. On 2 March 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: — Waterland Private Equity Investment B.V. (‘Waterland’, the Netherlands), — Duvenbeck Group (‘Duvenbeck’), currently controlled by Thomas Duvenbeck Holding GmbH (both Germany). Waterland acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Duvenbeck. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Waterland: Independent private equity investment group, focused on outsourcing & digitalization, leisure & luxury, sustainability and ageing population. Waterland is mainly active in Europe, in particular Benelux, Germany and the United Kingdom. — for Duvenbeck: Logistics provider offering third party logistics, including conceptual and lead logistics services, contract logistics, freight forwarding and light assembly. Duvenbeck is mainly active in Germany, Austria Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania 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 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.10632 – WATERLAND / DUVENBECK 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.10614 – PAI PARTNERS / UVESCO)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 126/02)

On 14 March 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 32022M10614. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10676 - NEXT / WP / PINK)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 151/11)

1. On 25 March 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: — Next Holdings Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Next plc (‘Next’, United Kingdom), — Warburg Pincus LLC (‘WP’, United States), — Pink Topco Limited (‘Pink’, Jersey), controlled by WP. Next and WP will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Pink, currently solely controlled by WP. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Next is a UK-based retailer selling Next-branded menswear, womenswear, childrenswear, lingerie, footwear, homeware and furniture, gifts and flowers, both in-store and online, including in the EEA, — WP is a US-based member-owned global private equity firm, whose investments are focused on a range of sectors in North America, Europe and Asia, including industrial, energy, financial services, healthcare and technology, media and telecommunications, and consumer goods, including retail sale of apparel and footwear, — Pink is the owner of the Reiss brand, which is active in the sale of Reiss-branded menswear, womenswear, footwear and accessories, both in-store and online, including in the EEA.

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.10676 – NEXT / WP / PINK 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.10679 - TELEFONICA / PONTEGADEA / TELXIUS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 142/07)

1. On 22 March 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: — Telefónica, S.A. (‘Telefónica’, Spain), — Pontegadea Inversiones, S.L. (‘Pontegadea’, Spain), — Telxius Telecom, S.A. (‘Telxius’, Spain), currently jointly controlled by Telefonica and Taurus Bidco S.à.r.l.. Telefónica and Pontegadea will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Telxius. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — for Telefónica: a global telecommunications company which operates fixed and mobile telecommunications networks. Telefónica offers mobile, landline, internet and television services under a number of brands, including Movistar, O2 and Vivo; — for Pontegadea: active mainly in the textile sector and in real estate investments; — for Telxius: operates an international network of high-capacity submarine fiber optic cables, provides direct connectivity to the internet and offers a range of capacity services on its network, such as point to point connections with dedicated bandwidth.

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.10679 - TELEFONICA / PONTEGADEA / TELXIUS 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.10665 – WAVERLY / TPG / ASIA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 160/04)

On 25 March 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 32022M10665. 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.10531 – SANTANDER / MAPFRE / JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 157/02)

On 4 April 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 32022M10531. 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.10679 – TELEFONICA / PONTEGADEA / TELXIUS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 173/01)

On 19 April 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 32022M10679. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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