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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9975 – Warburg Pincus/Vista Equity Partners Management/Infoblox)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 352/04)

1. On 15 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: — Warburg Pincus LLC (‘Warburg Pincus’, USA), — Vista Equity Partners Management (‘Vista’, USA), — Infoblox, Inc. (‘Infoblox’ or the ‘Target’, USA), currently solely controlled by Vista. Warburg Pincus and Vista will acquire joint control within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation over the whole of Infoblox. Vista currently enjoys sole control over Infoblox. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Warburg Pincus: private equity investment firm, primarily investing in companies in a variety of sectors, including consumer, industrial and business services, energy, financial services, healthcare, real estate, and technology, media and telecommunications, — for Vista: private investment firm that manages a number of portfolio companies active in the provision of IT services, — for Infoblox: provider of IT automation and security services, including software and appliances that automate the assignment of IP addresses and manage the Domain Name System (‘DNS’), and DNS security and cloud network automation 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.9975 — Warburg Pincus/Vista Equity Partners Management/Infoblox 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.9388 — Clearlake Capital Group/Francisco Partners Management/Perforce Software Holdings)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 347/04)

On 19 June 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 32019M9388. EUR-Lex is the on-line 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.9985 — GardaWorld/G4S)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 369/09)

1. On 23 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: — Garda World Security Corporation (“GardaWorld”, Canada), controlled by BC Partners LLP (United Kingdom) and Mr. Stephan Crétier, a Canadian citizen, — G4S plc (“G4S”, United Kingdon) GardaWorld acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of G4S. The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 30 September 2020.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for GardaWorld: a security services and cash services company, offering physical security services, end-to-end cash management solutions and security risk management. — for G4S: a global integrated security business, offering a broad range of security services around 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 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.9985 — GardaWorld/G4S 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.9937 — BC Partners/Sofima/IMA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 361/01)

On 19 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 32020M9937. EUR-Lex is the on-line 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.9827 — International Flavors & Fragrances/Nutrition & Biosciences)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 380/08)

1. On 30 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: — International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (‘IFF’, USA), — Nutrition & Biosciences business (‘N&B’, USA), owned by DuPont de Nemours, Inc. IFF acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of N&B. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for IFF: development, manufacture and supply of flavours and fragrances used in consumer goods industries, such as food and beverage, personal care and home care industries, — for N&B: development, manufacture and supply of food and industrial ingredients and additives, including natural and plant-based specialty ingredients (e.g., proteins, emulsifiers, sweeteners), solutions for health and bioscience applications (e.g., probiotics, fibres, cultures, enzymes, microbial control), functional cellulosic polymers and seaweed derived excipients for pharma and dietary supplements.

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.9827 — International Flavors & Fragrances/Nutrition & Biosciences 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.10023 — Hellman & Friedman/Carlyle/Vantage)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 377/12)

1. On 30 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: — Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners IX, L.P. (‘HFCP IX’, USA) — The Carlyle Group, Inc. (‘Carlyle’, USA) — Vantage Holdings Ltd. (‘Vantage’, Bermuda) HFCP IX and Carlyle acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Vantage. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for HFCP IX: a private equity fund; — for Carlyle: a private equity firm; — for Vantage: US and Bermuda insurance and reinsurance provider.

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.10023 — Hellman & Friedman/Carlyle/Vantage 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.10025 — SKN/Lother Group/NORDTEAM JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 394/05)

1. On 10 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: — SKN-Schmierstoff Konzepte Nord GmbH (‘SKN’, Germany), belonging to the dlg group, — Hermann Lother & Co. Mineralölhandelsgesellschaft mbH, belonging to the Lother group (‘Lother Group’, Germany), — NORDTEAM GmbH & Co. KG (‘NORDTEAM’, Germany). SKN and Lother Group acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of NORDTEAM. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — SKN: distribution of lubricants for the construction industry, the agricultural sector, garages, haulage, production and manufacturing and the energy sector. — Lother Group: mineral oil trading and distribution of lubricants. — NORDTEAM: distribution of lubricants.

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.10025 — SKN/Lother Group/NORDTEAM 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.
On 9 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:

— ORIX Corporation (‘ORIX’, Japan),

— Cambourne Investment Private Limited (‘Cambourne’, Singapore), wholly-owned by GIC Ventures Private Limited (Singapore),

— ORIX wind power generating business in India (‘ORIX India Wind’, India), wholly-owned by ORIX,

— Greenko Energy Holdings (‘GEH’, Mauritius) and its assets, controlled by Cambourne.

ORIX and Cambourne acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of ORIX India Wind and GEH Assets via the jointly controlled holding company GEH.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
Official Journal of the European Union

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.9997 — HMM/CMA CGM/DIF/TTIA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 402/02)

Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004

On 9 November 2020, 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 17 November 2020, the notifying parties informed the Commission that they withdrew their notification.

(1) OJ C 393, 18.11.2020, p. 6.

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

(Case M.10032 – Goldman Sachs Group/Insight Venture Management/InhabitIQ Parent)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 398/17)

1. On 16 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: — Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA), — Insight Venture Management, LLC (‘Insight’, USA), — InhabitIQ Parent, LLC (‘InhabitIQ’, USA) Goldman Sachs acquires within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of InhabitIQ. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in InhabitIQ.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Goldman Sachs: global investment banking, securities and investment management. It provides a range of banking, securities and investment services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base, — for Insight: global venture capital and private equity. It specializes in investments in growth equity, buyout, capital for mergers and acquisitions. Insight primarily invests in the technology sector, focussing on consumer-facing technology, and software as a service (SaaS) based software infrastructure, — for InhabitIQ: provider of property management software solutions for property managers of all sizes in the residential, vacation and commercial end markets. The company provides a comprehensive suite of integrated software solutions to address all customer workflows.

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.10032 - Goldman Sachs Group/Insight Venture Management/InhabitIQ Parent 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.9848 — CMI/Rockaway/Mr MC/Gjirafa Tech)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 412/10)

1. On 19 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: — Czech Media Invest a.s. (‘CMI’, Czech Republic), — Rockaway Capital SE (‘Rockaway’, Czech Republic), — Gjirafa, Inc. (‘Gjirafa’, USA), currently jointly controlled by Rockaway and Mr Mergim Cahani (‘Mr MC’), — Gjirafa Tech (Czech Republic). CMI, Rockaway and Mr MC, through Gjirafa, acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over Gjirafa Tech. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CMI: ultimate parent company of a private investment group that focuses on the acquisition and management of media assets in Central and Western Europe, — for Rockaway: parent company of a business group primarily active in the area of e-commerce, e-travel, media, book publishing and venture capital, — for Gjirafa: operating an Albanian-language search engine, a video/news content platform, an online marketing platform and an e-commerce platform, almost exclusively in Albania, the Republic of Kosovo and North Macedonia, — for Gjirafa Tech: will be active in the sale of software packages and other related services on a software-as-a-service (‘SaaS’) basis and primarily focused on Czechia.

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.9848 — CMI/Rockaway/Mr MC/Gjirafa Tech 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.8626 — CRH/XI(RMAT))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 408/01)

On 30 October 2017, 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 32017M8626. 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.9324 — ALSO/ABC Data Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 418/03)

On 12 June 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 32019M9324. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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