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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M. 10308 — Castik/Abry/RG)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 256/07)

1. On 21 June 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: — Castik Capital S.à r.l. (‘Castik’, Luxembourg), — Abry Partners II LLC (‘Abry’, USA), and, — RG Engagement Group Limited (‘RG’, UK). Castik and Abry acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of RG. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Castik: investment company focusing on identifying and developing investment opportunities across Europe. — for Abry: private equity firm managing funds that in invest in a broad range of businesses focusing on media, communications and information services. — for RG: company active in the employee engagement sector, that designs, implements and manages solutions relating to employee benefit, internal communication, employee incentive rewards as well as an administration of governmental benefit schemes. RG offers its solutions through its software platform SmartHub.

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. 10308 — Castik/Abry/RG 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.
Initiation of proceedings

(Case M.10078 — Cargotec/Konecranes)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 274/03)

On 2 July 2021, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.10078 — Cargotec/Konecranes, to the following 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.10312 — Astorg Asset Management/Solina)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 266/01)

On 28 June 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 32021M10312. 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.10309 — Castik/Abry/Xexec)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 290/02)

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 32021M10309. 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.10295 — ORANGE POLSKA/APG/FIBERCO JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 284/06)

1. On 9 July 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: — Orange Polska S.A. (‘OPL’, Poland) — APG Asset Management N.V. (‘APG’, Netherlands) — Joint venture Światłowód Inwestycje sp. z o.o. (‘FiberCo’, Poland) OPL and APG acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of FiberCo. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for OPL: the provision of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, broadband and Pay-TV services in Poland, and other telecommunications value added services. — for APG: management of assets for pension funds in various sectors, including education, government construction, energy and utility companies, and infrastructure investments. — for FiberCo: expansion and builing of fiber infrastructure in order to offer wholesale access services in less dense areas in Poland.

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.10295 — ORANGE POLSKA/APG/FIBERCO 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.10344 — Accenture/Umlaut)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 301/05)

1. On 20 July 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: — Accenture plc (‘Accenture’, Ireland), — Umlaut SE (‘Umlaut’, Germany). Accenture acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of the whole of Umlaut. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Accenture: global professional services organization providing management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services, — for Umlaut: German-based professional service provider focusing on the area of engineering services, that is the provision of fulfilment services (such as design, development and optimization of complex products and features) and corresponding consulting services (including strategy, process, organizational and technical consulting), as well as engineering testing and validation 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.10344 — Accenture/Umlaut 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.10102 — VIG/AEGON CEE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 293/04)

1. On 15 July 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: — Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe (‘VIG’; Austria), — AEGON Hungary Holding B.V., AEGON Hungary Holding II B.V., AEGON Poland/Romania Holding B.V., and AEGON Turkey Holding B.V. (together ‘AEGON CEE’). VIG acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of AEGON CEE. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — VIG is the holding company of Vienna Insurance Group, an international insurance group headquartered in Vienna, Austria. It conducts its business through subsidiaries and branches in 30 countries. VIG mainly offers life and non-life insurance services, — AEGON CEE encompasses the Hungarian, Polish, Romanian and Turkish businesses of Aegon N.V. (the Netherlands). Aegon CEE is active in the fields of life and non-life insurance, pension fund business, asset management services and related ancillary 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.

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.10102 — VIG/AEGON CEE 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.10122 — Mayr-Melnhof Karton/Kotkamills)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 312/01)

On 11 June 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 32021M10122. 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.10243 — HanseWerk/EDF/IPP/EARH/Hypion JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 309/08)

On 16 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 32021M10243. 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.10261 — USTC/CM Biomass Partners)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 330/06)

1. On 10 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: — United Shipping & Trading Company (‘USTC’, Denmark), — CM Holding (‘CM’, Denmark), — CM Biomass Partners (Denmark). USTC and CM acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of CM Biomass Partners. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for USTC: active in global risk management, terminal and stevedoring services, freight forwarding, bunker, oil and chemical tankers, and IT, — for CM: active within brokerage, shipping, logistics, terminals, and superintendence. CM is the majority shareholder of CM Biomass Partners, — for CM Biomass Partners: supply of physical wood pellets and other biomass products, mainly supplied to European utilities and distributors.

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.10261 — USTC/CM Biomass Partners 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.10388 — Gamut/BCI/PS Parent)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 322/01)

On 5 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 32021M10388. 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.10383 — Blackstone/Vista/Ellucian)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 342/02)

On 18 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 32021M10383. 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.10277 — Geely/Futaihua/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 332/01)

On 12 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 32021M10277. 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.10402 — Blackstone/GTCR/Campaign Parent)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 352/03)

On 27 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 32021M10402. 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.10204 — Total Produce/Dole Food Company)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 351/04)

On 7 June 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 32021M10204. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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