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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10391 – RTL GROUP / TALPA NETWORK)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 241/14)

1. On 15 June 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: — RTL Group S.A. (‘RTL Group’), controlled by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, (‘Bertelsmann’) — Talpa Network B.V. (‘Talpa Network’), controlled by Mr. John de Mol. RTL Group will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Talpa Network. The concentration is accomplished by way of contract or any other means.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — RTL Group is a Luxembourg-based media company with TV channels and radio stations in several EU Member States including the Netherlands. It is active on all levels of the audiovisual value chain. It is controlled by Bertelsmann, which is a German company active in the media, services and education sectors, — Talpa Network is a Netherlands-based media company with subsidiaries in the Netherlands that broadcast TV and radio channels, that operate various online platforms and that publish magazines and games.

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.10391 – RTL GROUP / TALPA NETWORK 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.10740 – CUMMINS / MERITOR)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 262/12)

1. On 29 June 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: — Cummins Inc. (‘Cummins’, USA), — Meritor Inc. (‘Meritor’, USA). Cummins will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Meritor. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Cummins is a global company that manufactures, distributes and services diesel and alternative fuel engines and generators, as well as powertrain-related components and technology, — Meritor is a global supplier of axles, brakes, and other modules and components to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and the aftermarket for the commercial vehicle, transportation and industrial sectors.

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.10740 – CUMMINS / MERITOR 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.10435 – REFRESCO GROUP / HANSA-HEEMANN)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 255/02)

On 24 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 32022M10435. 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.10777 – PLASTIC OMNIUM / VARROC (LIGHTING DIVISION))

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 269/10)

1. On 6 July 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: — Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE (‘Plastic Omnium’, France), controlled by Burelle SA (France), — The lighting system division of Varroc Lighting Systems GmbH (‘Varroc Lighting Systems’, Germany). Plastic Omnium will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Varroc Lighting Systems. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of securities.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Plastic Omnium develops, manufactures and supplies automotive components and modules (bumpers, hatchbacks/tailgates and spoilers, fuel storage and delivery systems, fuel cell stacks, hydrogen vessels and integrated hydrogen systems), mainly for light vehicles, — Varroc Lighting Systems develops, manufactures and supplies automotive exterior lighting systems for light vehicles.

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.10777 – PLASTIC OMNIUM / VARROC (LIGHTING DIVISION) Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10656 – FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT / SISAL)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 265/06)

1. On 4 July 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: — Flutter Entertainment plc (‘Flutter’, Ireland), — Sisal S.p.A. (‘Sisal’, Italy). Flutter will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Sisal. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — Flutter: global sports betting, gaming and entertainment operator, — Sisal: betting, gaming and lottery operator.

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.10656 – FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT / SISAL 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.10764 – SAGARD / BPIFRANCE / ADIT JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 278/02)

On 11 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) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in French and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the ‘Competition 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 32022M10764. 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.10802 – ARES / ONEX / FOUNDER / RYAN)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 287/01)

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) 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 32022M10802. 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.10839 – APOLLO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT / SCHUR FLEXIBLES GROUP)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 307/07)

1. On 2 August 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: — Apollo Capital Management, L.P. (‘Apollo’, United States), — Schur Flexibles GmbH, (‘Schur Flexibles’, Austria). Apollo will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Schur Flexibles. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — for Apollo: investing in various businesses throughout the world including, inter alia, companies in the chemical, real estate, insurance, paper, and television production businesses, — for Schur Flexibles: production and sale of flexible packaging products and trading of raw materials for its manufacture at global level.

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 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: M.10839 – APOLLO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT / SCHUR FLEXIBLES GROUP Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10828 – CVC / NORDIC CAPITAL / CARY GROUP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 304/03)

On 5 August 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 32022M10828. 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.10848 – PERMIRA / H&F / ZENDESK)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 321/03)

1. On 17 August 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: — Permira Holdings Limited (‘Permira’, Guernsey), — Hellman & Friedman LLC (‘H&F’, U.S.A.), — Zendesk, Inc. (‘Zendesk’, U.S.A.). Permira and H&F will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Zendesk. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Permira is a private equity business engaged in the provision of investment management services to investment funds. Permira controls a number of portfolio companies which are active in a variety of sectors across a range of jurisdictions, — H&F is a private equity investment firm focussing on investing in business franchises and serving as a partner to management in select industries including software & technology, financial services, healthcare, consumer & retail, and other business services, — Zendesk is a software company providing software-as-a-service customer relationship management (‘CRM’) software designed to improve customer relationships.

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.10848 – PERMIRA / H&F / ZENDESK 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.10867 – GIP / AZURE / OMERS / VTG)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 319/08)

1. On 12 August 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: — Global Infrastructure Partners funds (‘GIP’, USA), controlled by Global Infrastructure Management, LLC (USA), — Azure Vista C 2020 S.à.r.l. (‘Azure’, Luxembourg), belonging to/controlled by Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (‘ADIA’, Abu Dhabi), — OMERS Administration Corporation (‘OAC’, Canada), — VTG Aktiengesellschaft (‘VTG’, Germany). GIP, Azure/ADIA and OAC will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of VTG. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — GIP is a global independent infrastructure fund manager founded in 2006. GIP’s funds invest in equity and equity-related investments in infrastructure and infrastructure-related assets in the transportation, energy, water and other public service sectors, — Azure is focused on infrastructure investments and owns several minority shareholdings primarily in Europe, — OAC is the administrator of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Primary Pension Plan and administers pensions for active, deferred and retired employees of municipalities, school boards, libraries, police and fire departments and other local agencies in Ontario, Canada, — VTG is an international wagon hire and rail logistics company structured into three main business divisions: railcar leasing, rails logistics and tank containers. VTG provides transportation solutions for a full range of cargo including liquids, gases, steel, wood and paper products as well as coal, stone, soil and automotive goods.

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.10867 – GIP / AZURE / OMERS / VTG 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.10756 – ACC / EVONIK / JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 335/02)

On 28 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) 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 32022M10756. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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