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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9495 – Fortenova grupa/Poslovni sistemi Mercator)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 280/08)

1. On 17 August 2020, 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: — Fortenova grupa d.d. (Croatia, ‘Fortenova’), singular successor to Agrokor d.d. — Poslovni sistemi Mercator d.d. (Slovenia, ‘Mercator’) Fortenova acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Mercator. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Fortenova’s core business activities are retail and wholesale supply of groceries and daily consumer goods, food production and supply as well as upstream agricultural activities. — Mercator is the mother company of the Mercator Group, whose core activity is the retail of daily consumer 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.

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.9495 – Fortenova grupa/Poslovni sistemi Mercator 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’).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9950 – Clearlake Capital Group/TA Associates Management/Ivanti Software)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 303/08)

1. On 7 September 2020, 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: — Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (US) (‘Clearlake Capital Group’), — TA Associates Management, L.P. (US) (‘TA Associates Management’), — Ivanti Software, Inc. (US) (‘Ivanti Software’), ultimately controlled by Clearlake Capital Group. Clearlake Capital Group and TA Associates Management acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Ivanti Software. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in Icon Software Holdings, Inc (US), the parent entity of Ivanti Software.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Clearlake Capital Group: private equity investment, with portfolio companies active in software and technology-enabled services, energy and industrials, and consumer, — TA Associates Management: private equity investment, with portfolio companies active in selected industries, including business services, consumer, financial services, healthcare and technologies, — Ivanti Software: provision of a software platform for companies’ internal IT departments, which provides user management, and industrial mobility software and solutions.

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.9950 – Clearlake Capital Group/TA Associates Management/Ivanti Software 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.9572 – BMW/Daimler/Ford/Porsche/Hyundai/Kia/IONITY)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 295/01)

On 1 September 2020, 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 32020M9572. 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.9959 — Advent/Aareal/Aareon)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 319/03)

1. On 18 September 2020, 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: — Advent International Corporation (‘Advent International’, USA), — Aareal Bank AG (‘Aareal Bank’, Germany), — Aareon AG (‘Aareon’, Germany), controlled by Aareal Bank. Advent International and Aareal Bank acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Aareon. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Advent International: private equity investor active in various sectors, including industrial, retail, media, communications, information technology, internet, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, — for Aareal Bank: provider of financing, software products and digital solutions for the real estate industry and related industries, — for Aareon: provider of software solutions and ancillary services (consulting, trainings and data centre services) for housing associations.

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.9959 — Advent/Aareal/Aareon 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.9623 – AMG/Shell/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 315/01)

On 17 March 2020, 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 32020M9623. 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.9939 — Sampo/RMI/Hastings)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 330/05)

1. On 29 September 2020, 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: — Sampo plc (‘Sampo’, Finland), — Rant Merchant Investment Holdings Limited (‘RMI’, South Africa) — Hastings Group Holdings plc (‘Hastings’, UK). Sampo and RMI acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Hastings. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Sampo is an insurance company active in Scandinavia and the Baltics offering life and non-life insurance products as well as wealth management services, and rewards and personal risk insurance. — RMI is a financial services investment holding company that invests in insurance brands, financial services and asset management companies. — Hastings is active in provision and distribution of non-life insurance, specifically for car, van, bike and home insurance.

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.9939 — Sampo/RMI/Hastings 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.9913 — Hella/Minth/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 325/01)

On 22 September 2020, 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 32020M9913. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

(Case M.9927 — MVM/iCR)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 340/07)

1. On 2 October 2020, 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: — MVM Magyar Villamos Művek Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság (‘MVM’, Hungary), — innogy Česká republika a.s. (‘iCR’, Czechia). MVM acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of iCR. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — MVM is a state-owned vertically integrated energy group with a portfolio that covers the entire Hungarian energy system. MVM is involved in heat generation, electricity trading, gas trading and storage, transmission system operation, wholesale and retail supply of gas and electricity, district heating, and telecommunication services, — iCR is active in the electricity and gas retail business in the Czech Republic, combined with generation, wholesale, distribution and some additional non-core activities.

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.9927 — MVM/iCR 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.9967 — Kohlberg/Mubadala/Partners Group/Pioneer UK Midco 1)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 335/08)

Kolhberg & Co L.L.C., Mubadala Investment Company PJSC, and Partners Group AG will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Pioneer UK Midco 1 Limited and its subsidiary PCI Pharma Services. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

On 1 October 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 )

Pioneer UK Midco 1 Limited: a U.K. holding company which owns and controls the group of companies doing business as PCI, the latter being a global provider of services to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries in clinical trial services, commercial packaging and development and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals.

Partners Group AG: a Swiss private markets investment management company operating globally in the areas of private equity, private real estate, private infrastructure and private debt.

Mubadala Investment Company PJSC: an Emirati public joint stock company focused on investment and development across a number of industries, including aerospace, ICT, semiconductors, metals and mining, renewable energy, oil and gas, petrochemicals, utilities, healthcare, real estate, pharma and medtech, agribusiness and it has a global portfolio of financial holdings.

Kohlberg & Co., L.L.C.: a U.S. private equity management company specialised in investments in middle market companies, with a portfolio of companies active in various industries, such as industrial manufacturing, consumer products, business services, healthcare services and financial services.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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.

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.9967 — Kohlberg/Mubadala/Partners Group/Pioneer UK Midco 1

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:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9885 — HAL Investments/De Drie Eiken)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 347/01)

On 14 August 2020, 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 32020M9885. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

(Case M.9541 — Advent/Cobham)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 343/03)

On 25 October 2019, 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 32019M9541. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

(Case M.9716 — AMS/OSRAM)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 358/02)

On 6 July 2020, 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 32020M9716. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

(Case M.9483 — Engie/Powerlines)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 351/03)

On 20 September 2019, 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 32019M9483. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

(Case M.9953 — CalSTRS/Altitude Group/AI THD)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 375/03)

On 28 October 2020, 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 32020M9953. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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

(Case M.9979 — Brookfield/Simon/JCPenney)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 366/03)

On 27 October 2020, 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 32020M9979. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
On 4 November 2020, 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:

— Exclusive Networks SAS (‘Exclusive Networks’, France),

— Veracomp SA (‘Veracomp’, Poland).

Exclusive Networks will acquire sole control within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation over the whole of Veracomp.

The concentration is accomplished by way of acquisition of assets.