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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10636 – COVÉA / PARTNERRE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 168/04)

On 12 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 32022M10636. 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.10690 – NORDIC CAPITAL / ELLOS GROUP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 195/01)

On 21 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 32022M10690. 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.10691 – CDP GROUP / FOMAS GROUP / PUNCH GROUP / JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 185/02)

On 2 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 Italian language 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 32022M10691. 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.10731 – APOLLO MANAGEMENT / PRIMAFRIO)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 208/07)

1. On 13 May 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 Infrastructure Opportunities Fund II, L.P. (‘Apollo’, USA), controlled by Apollo Management L.P. (USA), — Primafrío Corporación, S.A. (the ‘Target’, Spain), currently solely controlled by Krone-Mur Servifrío, S.L. (‘Krone-Mur’, Spain). Apollo and Krone-Mur will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Target. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — Apollo is a group of investment managing funds that invest in companies in various businesses around the world, — the Target is a Spanish-based logistics operator active in the provision of freight forwarding and contract logistics services mainly in Spain and 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.10731 – APOLLO MANAGEMENT / PRIMAFRIO 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.10700 – HY24 / ENAGAS / ENAGAS RENOVABLE)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 201/11)

1. On 11 May 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: — HY24 SAS (‘HY24’, France), jointly controlled by Ardian SAS (‘Ardian’, France) and FiveT Group AG (‘FiveT Group’, Switzerland), — Enagás, S.A. (‘Enagás’, Spain), — Enagás Renovable, S.L.U. (‘Enagás Renovable’, Spain), currently under sole control of Enagás. HY24 SAS and Enagás will acquire joint control of Enagás Renovable within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Ardian is a private equity group comprised of various management companies and investment funds which invest in companies involved in a wide range of businesses (such as healthcare, infrastructure, energy, consumer goods or new technologies sectors) throughout the world, — FiveT Group is the holding company of a group of funds based in Switzerland, where FiveT Hydrogen is a clean private infrastructure fund dedicated to the financing of projects in the production, storage and distribution of clean hydrogen, — Enagás is a Spanish natural gas transmission company and Technical Manager of the Spanish gas system, — Enagás Renovable is active on the development of projects in the field of renewable gases and decarbonization.

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.10700 – HY24 / ENAGAS / ENAGAS RENOVABLE 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.10635 - CVC / HTB / FL)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 218/08)

1. On 20 May 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: — CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg), — Hartenberg Holding, s.r.o. (‘HTB’, Czech Republic), — FutureLife, a.s. (‘FL’, Czech Republic), controlled by HTB.

CVC and HTB will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of FL.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — CVC, its subsidiaries and affiliated companies are privately owned entities whose activities include providing investment advice to and/or managing investments on behalf of certain investment funds and platforms. One of CVC’s portfolio companies, Mehiläinen, offers In-Vitro-Fertilization (‘IVF’) treatments in clinics in Finland. — HTB is a company focused on investments in assets in the Central European Region, primarily Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland, and is the current sole controlling shareholder of FL. — FL is active in the provision of reproductive medicine in various countries across Europe, in particular IVF treatment and ancillary services. FL’s business in Finland and Estonia will not form part of the proposed concentration, and will be transferred to, and remain solely controlled by, HTB.

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.10635 – CVC / HTB / FL 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.10724 – ITOCHU / UNDER ARMOUR / DOME)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 210/17)

1. On 17 May 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); — Under Armour Europe (‘Under Armour’, Netherlands), a 100 % subsidiary of Under Armour Inc. (‘Under Armour Inc’, US); — Dome Corporation, (‘Dome’, Japan). Itochu and Under Armour will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Dome. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — for Itochu: a publicly traded company, active in a wide range of industries, among other things in the manufacturing of textile. — for Under Armour: a publicly traded company, active in development, marketing and distribution of apparel (sports and casual apparel), footwear and sport-related accessories. — for Dome: a stock corporation, sells (as retailer), distributes and advertises sports apparel and sports footwear of Under Armour’s brand ‘Under Armour’ in Japan.

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.10724 – ITOCHU / UNDER ARMOUR / DOME 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.10515 – ILIAD / UPC POLSKA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 228/04)

On 10 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 32022M10515. 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.10579 – PON HOLDING / AUTOHAUS ADELBERT MOLL / FLEXXDRIVE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 225/01)

On 30 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 32022M10579. 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.10687 – D’IETEREN / PHE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 241/11)

1. On 13 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: — D’Ieteren Group (‘DIG’) (Belgium), — Parts Holding Europe SAS (‘PHE’) (France), ultimately controlled by Bain Capital (United States). DIG will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of PHE, through the acquisition of PHE’s parent company, Dakar Holdings S.C.A. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — DIG is a family investment company active in various sectors, in particular: (i) import, distribution and retail of Volkswagen group vehicles and spare parts (Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche and Bugatti) in Belgium (D’Ieteren Automotive); (ii) operates the Wondercar franchise (bodywork repair shops) in Belgium; and (iii) vehicle glass repair and replacement in various member States, including in Belgium and France (through Belron and operating under several brands including Carglass®, Safelite® and Autoglass®), — PHE is a company incorporated in France mainly active in spare parts distribution for light and heavy vehicles operating in the independent aftermarket (‘IAM’) in several EU Member States, including in Belgium and France. In France, PHE is also active in vehicle glass repair and replacement services through the brands Mondial Pare-Brise and Glass Auto Service. In both Belgium and France, PHE provides services and business support to independent garages operating under one of PHE’s brands, for example 1,2,3 Autoservice, AD, Autoprimo, Staff Auto, Glass Auto Service in France and 1,2,3 AutoService, Requal and AD Expert in Belgium.

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.10687 – D’IETEREN / PHE 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.10594 – SECURITAS / STANLEY SECURITY)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 236/11)

1.

On 10 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:

— Securitas AB (‘Securitas’, Sweden),

— Electronic Security Business of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (‘Stanley Security’, USA).

Securitas will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Stanley Security.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

The same concentration was already notified to the Commission on 18 March 2022, but the notification was subsequently withdrawn on 11 April 2022.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10782 – PLD / NBIM / SANT BOI DE LLOBREGAT ASSET)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 246/01)

On 23 June 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 32022M10782. 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.10764 – SAGARD / BPIFRANCE / ADIT JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 243/08)

1. On 16 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: — Sagard SAS (‘Sagard’, France), — Bpifrance Investissement (‘Bpifrance’, France), — ADIT Group (France). Sagard and Bpifrance acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of ADIT Group. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Sagard: investment fund management company, active mainly in France. It is controlled by the Power Corporation Group of Canada, an international management and holding company that focuses on financial services in North America, Europe and Asia, — for Bpifrance: investment fund management company, active in France. Bpifrance is ultimately jointly controlled by the French State and the Caisse des Dépôts et des Consignations, a public institution active in the management of private funds, — ADIT Group is active in strategic consultancy and business security, mainly in the European Union.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission no later than ten days following the date on which this notification is published. The following reference should always be specified: M.10764 – SAGARD / BPIFRANCE / ADIT 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.