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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10838 – BERSAN EUROPEA DE AUTOMOCION / ASTARA WESTERN EUROPE)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 448/07)

1. On 16 November 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: — Inversiones Europeas Elsan, S.L. (‘Elsan’, Spain), belonging to the Algeciras Group (Chile), — Bergé y Compañía, S.A. (‘Bergé’, Spain), belonging to the Bergé group (Spain), — Mitsubishi Corporation (Japan), — Astara Western Europe N.V. (Belgium), a joint venture currently indirectly controlled by Elsan, Bergé, Mitsubishi Corporation and Alcopa N.V (Belgium). Elsan, Bergé and Mitsubishi Corporation, through the jointly controlled holding company Bersan Europea de Automocion S.L. (‘Bersan EDA’, Spain), will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Astara Western Europe. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Elsan is active in the EEA, via joint ventures with Bergé, in the distribution of passenger cars, light commercial vehicles and related spare parts and in related after sales services and financing, — Bergé is part of the Bergé Group. The Bergé Group is active within maritime ports, logistics, renewable energy, finance and import, wholesale and retail distribution of motor vehicles, — Mitsubishi Corporation is active across several industries, including industrial finance, energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, food and environment and the distribution of motor vehicles, — Astara Western Europe is active in import and wholesale distribution of four-wheel motorvehicles.

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.10838 – BERSAN EUROPEA DE AUTOMOCION / ASTARA WESTERN EUROPE 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.10727 – SANTANDER / STELLANTIS / OPEL BANK ASSETS / FCA BANK ASSETS / JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 442/06)

1. On 15 November 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: — Santander Consumer Finance, controlled by Banco Santander S.A. (‘SCF’, Spain), — Stellantis N.V. (‘Stellantis’, the Netherlands), — The financing cooperation assets, jointly controlled by Stellantis and BNP Paribas Personal Finance (‘OVF’), — The financing cooperation assets, jointly controlled by Stellantis and Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance (‘FCAB’) (OVF and FCAB taken together, the ‘Target Business’), and — A joint venture between SCF and Stellantis (the ‘SCF-Stellantis JV’). SCF and Stellantis will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the SCF-Stellantis JV, which will control the Target Business. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — SCF is a wholly owned subsidiary of Santander. SCF is licensed in Spain as a credit institution and is regulated by and under the direct supervision of the European Central Bank. Santander is a publicly listed company and is a banking group with customers in Europe and the Americas, — Stellantis is active worldwide in the development, manufacturing and distribution of automotive vehicles, under the following fifteen brands: Peugeot, Citroën, DS Automobiles, Opel, Vauxhall, Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati and Ram, — OVF and FCAB offer loans and leases related to Stellantis branded vehicles as well as loans to car dealerships, — The SCF-Stellantis JV will consist of the Target Business.

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.10727 – SANTANDER / STELLANTIS / OPEL BANK ASSETS / FCA BANK ASSETS / 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10957 – CURA / GENERALI / T-C PEP PROPERTY)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 462/09)

1. On 25 November 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: — KG CURA Vermögensverwaltung G.m.b.H. & Co. (‘CURA’, Germany), — Generali SCF S.à r.l. (‘Generali’, Luxembourg), — T-C PEP Property S.à r.l. (the ‘Target’, Luxembourg). CURA and Generali will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the Target. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — CURA is active in real estate in the shopping, office, traffic, hotel, residential and industrial sectors predominantly in Europe, with minor activities in the Americas and Asia, — Generali is ultimately controlled by Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A, the Italian parent company of an international group of companies active in the insurance and financial sector with worldwide activities, — the Target is the owner of a real estate housing the PEP Einkaufscenter Neuperlach, a shopping centre in Munich, Germany.

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.10957 – CURA / GENERALI / T-C PEP PROPERTY 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.10944 – MITSUBISHI / HERE)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 452/12)

1. On 15 November 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: — Mitsubishi Corporation (‘MC’, Japan), — HERE International B.V. (‘HERE’, Netherlands). MC will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of HERE. The concentration is accomplished by way of contract or any other means.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — MC is a global integrated trading company which develops and operates business across a variety of industries. MC is divided into ten business groups: Natural Gas; Industrial Materials; Petroleum & Chemicals Solutions; Mineral Resources; Industrial Infrastructure; Automotive & Mobility; Food Industry; Consumer Industry; Power Solutions; and Urban Development Group, — HERE is a mapping and location intelligence business providing digital mapping data as well as navigation and location solutions to various customers across the world.

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.10944 – MITSUBISHI / HERE 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.10912 – CD&R / ATALIAN)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 471/03)

On 24 November 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 32022M10912. 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.10942 – PHO P / STORA ENSO MAXAU)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 466/03)

On 29 November 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 32022M10942. 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.10981 – ITOCHU / TOKYO CENTURY / HCM / JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 492/02)

1. On 15 December 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: — Itochu Corporation (‘Itochu’, Japan), — Tokyo Century Corporation (‘Tokyo Century’, Japan), — Hitachi Construction Machinery CO., Ltd (‘HCM’, Japan). Itochu, Tokyo Century and HCM will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (the ‘JV’). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in the JV.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Itochu is a trading company for various products from across a wide range of industries, — Tokyo Century provides a variety of financing services, including financial leasing services, operating leasing services and installment sales with regard to a variety of equipment, — HCM manufactures and sales construction machinery, transportation machinery and other machines and devices.

3. The business activities of the JV will be the offering of financing services related to HCM-products to dealers and retail customers, as well as financial services related to non-HCM-products upon request of its clients.

4. 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.

5. 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.10981 – ITOCHU / TOKYO CENTURY / HCM / 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

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.10859 – TRAFIGURA / ECOBAT RESOURCES STOLBERG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 478/02)

On 3 November 2022, the European Commission received notification (1) of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) (‘Merger Regulation’).

On 30 November 2022, the notifying party informed the Commission that it withdrew its notification.

(1) OJ C 431, 14.11.2022, p. 24.

(2) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10645 – 10645 – ETEX / XI (INSMAT) HOLDINGS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 10/01)

On 13 May 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 32022M10645. 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.10575 – BOUYGUES / EQUANS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 4/08)

On 19 July 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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) 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 32022M10575. 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.10959 – SATS / TEMASEK / PH 243WFS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 23/05)

1. On 16 January 2023, 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: — WFS Global Holdings S.A.S. (‘WFS’, France), — SATS Ltd (‘SATS’, Singapore), controlled by Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited (‘Temasek’, Singapore). SATS, through SATS International SAS, will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of WFS. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — WFS mainly provides cargo handling services (including warehousing and storage of cargo, freight related services, global logistics for air cargo shipping and cargo facilities management). In addition, WFS provides ground handling services (including ramp, baggage, and passenger services), and, outside the EEA, engineering and maintenance services for airport equipment and fuel infrastructure equipment in North America, — SATS provides ground handling, cargo handling and other aviation related services mainly in Asia. It is ultimately controlled by Temasek, an investment company mainly active in Singapore and the rest of Asia. Its investments cover several industries, including financial services, transportation & industrials, telecommunications, media & technology, consumer & real estate, etc. Temasek also controls Singapore Airlines, an aviation company that provides air transport services for passengers and cargo, airport lounge services and technical, maintenance and repair services, as well as Gategroup, which provides, among others, in-flight catering services, retail on-board services, in-flight catering equipment and related services, airport lounges and airport retail 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.10959 – SATS / TEMASEK / PH 243WFS 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.11009 – PON.BIKE / VWFS / GLINICKE / DML)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 41/09)

1. On 25 January 2023, 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: — Pon Holdings B.V. (‘PON’, Netherlands), — Volkswagen Financial Services Aktiengesellschaft (‘VWFS’, Germany), — Glinicke Finanz Holding GmbH & Co. KG (‘Glinicke’, Germany), — Digital Mobility Leasing GmbH (‘DML’, Germany). PON, VWFS and Glinicke will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of DML. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of securities.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — For PON, the long term investment in a range of segments relating to mobility, such as passenger and commercial vehicles and bicycles to road construction and earthmoving machines, generators and total solutions for the shipping industry, — For VWFS, the development, manufacture, marketing and sale of passenger cars and other vehicles, including spare parts and accessories. Volkswagen also engages in vehicle distribution. Further, Volkswagen's financing activities relate to dealer and customer financing, leasing, direct banking and insurance activities, — For Glinicke, multi-brand motor vehicle dealer activities throughout Germany, in addition to associated ancillary services such as car rental, recovery services and fleet rental, — For DML, activities related to leasing solutions, primarily in the e-bike segment, for the self-employed, tradespeople and medium-sized companies from almost all industries.

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.11009 – PON.BIKE / VWFS / GLINICKE / DML 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.