ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10469 — GS/Charlesbank/MDVIP)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 365/07)

1. On 2 September 2021, 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. (‘GS’, United States), — Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC (‘Charlesbank’, United States), — MDVIP, Inc. (‘MDVIP’, United States). GS and Charlesbank acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of MDVIP. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for GS: a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a range of services worldwide to corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. GS’ global activities are generally divided into four segments: (i) global markets/fixed income, currencies, and commodities, (ii) investment banking, (iii) asset management, and (iv) consumer and wealth management, — for Charlesbank: a private equity firm with portfolio companies active in business services, consumer, healthcare, industrial, technology and technology infrastructure, primarily in North America, — for MDVIP: operation of a network of physicians in the US who provide membership based primary care services to patients, focusing on delivering personalised medicine, patient-centered and preventive care.

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.10469 — GS/Charlesbank/MDVIP 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.10318 — Apollo Management/Verizon Media Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 360/03)

On 7 July 2021, 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 32021M10318. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

(Case M.10206 — Mayr-Melnhof Karton/International Paper (Poland))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 375/01)

On 19 September 2021, 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 32021M10206. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

(Case M.10261 — USTC/CM Biomass Partners)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 370/02)

On 1 September 2021, 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 32021M10261. 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.10379 — HDT Automotive Solutions/Veritas)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 392/05)

1. On 17 September 2021, 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: — HDT Automotive Solutions LLC (‘HDT’, USA), controlled by ARDIAN Holding S.A.S. (‘ARDIAN’, France), — ‘Veritas Group’, comprised of Veritas Aktiengesellschaft, Veritas Sachsen GmbH, Veritas Thüringen GmbH, (all from Germany, together ‘Veritas Germany’), and Veritas Austria GmbH (Austria), Veritas Dunakiliti Kft. (Hungary), Veritas Automotive d.o.o. (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Veritas Otomotiv Sanayi Ltd. Sti. (Turkey), Veritas Automotive Systems (Kunshan) Co., Ltd., (China), Automotive Veritas de México S.A. de C.V., (Mexico), Veritas Servicios S.A. de C.V., (Mexico) (together ‘Veritas International Subsidiaries’). HDT acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Veritas Group. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets and shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for HDT: Manufacture and supply of valve body devices, precision tubula assemblies and die casting products for the automotive industry to OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, — for Veritas Group: Supply of fluid technology, including fuel systems, emission systems, air cooling and fluid cooling; and polymer based components, including sealing & damping or other polymer solutions, to OEMs.

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.10379 — HDT Automotive Solutions/Veritas 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.10423 — AEA Investors/Polygon Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 386/01)

On 1 September 2021, 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 32021M10423. 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.10353 — Graphic Packaging Holding Company/AR Packaging Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 400/04)

1. On 7 September 2021, 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: — Graphic Packaging International Europe Holdings B.V. (USA), belonging to the group headed by Graphic Packaging Holding Company (‘GPK’, USA), — AR Packaging Group AB (‘ARP’, Sweden). GPK acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of ARP. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for GPK: manufacturing and provision of paperboard and sustainable paper-based packaging solutions for a wide variety of customers globally, — for ARP: provision of sustainable fibre-based packaging solutions for the food and consumer goods, beauty and cosmetic, confectionary, food service, tobacco, the pharmaceutical and medical industries globally.

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.10353 — Graphic Packaging Holding Company/AR Packaging 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’).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10490 — Bain Capital/CTI/BBG Holding)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 396/13)

1. On 21 September 2021, 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: — Bain Capital Investors L.L.C. (‘Bain Capital’, United States), — Chal-Tec Invest GmbH (‘CTI’, Germany), — Berlin Brands Group Holding GmbH (‘BBG’, Germany), controlled by CTI. Bain Capital and CTI acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of BBG. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Bain Capital: private equity investment firm in a variety of industries globally, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial services and industrial/manufacturing, — for CTI: private investment vehicle holding the shares in BBG and other undertakings active globally in the retail and real estate sector, — for BBG: design, development and sale of consumer goods, in particular electrical appliances and consumer electronics, in Europe, the United States and China.

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.10490 — Bain Capital/CTI/BBG Holding 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.10445 – Seventh Cinven Fund/Restaurant Brands Iberia)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 411/02)

On 4 October 2021, 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 32021M10445. 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.10390 – Christian Burrus/OTPP/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 405/07)

1. On 29 September 2021, 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: — the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (‘OTPP’, Canada), — the Burrus Group (Switzerland), controlled exclusively by Mr Christian Burrus, — The insurance brokerage arm of the Burrus Group (2) (Switzerland), controlled exclusively by the Burrus Group, — Siaci Saint-Honoré (‘Siaci’, France), controlled exclusively by Watling Street Capital Partners LLP. The OTPP and the Burrus Group acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created joint venture comprising the whole of Siaci and the insurance brokerage arm of the Burrus Group. 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 OTPP: administration of retirement benefits and investment of pension plan assets, — for the Burrus Group: insurance and insurance brokerage, financial technology, financial management and advice, — for the insurance brokerage arm of the Burrus Group: insurance brokerage and advice to businesses on insurance and reinsurance. — for Siaci: insurance brokerage and advice to businesses on insurance and reinsurance.

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 (3) 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.10390 — Christian Burrus/OTPP/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) With the exception of the funeral insurance activities of the Burrus Group.

(3) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Prior notification of a concentration

Case M.10478 – CPP INVESTMENTS/BC PARTNERS/CERAMTEC

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 421/04)

1. On 8 October 2021, 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: — Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPP Investments’, Canada), — BC Partners LLP (‘BC Partners’, UK), — CeramTec Topco GmbH (‘CeramTec’, Germany). CPP Investments and BC Partners acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of CeramTec. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CPP Investments: an investment management organisation that invests the funds transferred to it by the Canada Pension Plan in public and private equities, real estate, infrastructure and fixed income instruments in Europe, the Americas and Asia, — for BC Partners: an international private equity firm whose sole activity is to provide advisory services. Funds advised by BC Partners are pure financial investors, while their portfolio companies are active in sectors of financial services, healthcare, education, consumer and retail in Europe and North America, — for CeramTec: a company engaged in the production of high-performance advanced ceramic materials and products for use in a wide variety of applications, including in the automotive, electronics, industrial and med-tech sectors, in Europe, South America, the United States and Asia.

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.10478 — CPP Investments/BC Partners/CeramTec 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.10508 – Hutchison 3 Indonesia/Indosat)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 417/08)

1. On 6 October 2021, 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: — PT Hutchison 3 Indonesia (‘H3I’, Indonesia), controlled by CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (‘CKHH’, Hong Kong), — PT Indosat TBK (‘Indosat’, Indonesia), controlled by Ooredoo Q.P.S.C. (‘Ooredoo’, Qatar). H3I and Indosat will merge within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Merger Regulation. Following the proposed merger, CKHH and Ooredoo will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the surviving entity. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for H3I: provider of cellular telecommunications services in Indonesia, including traditional mobile data, voice, SMS, roaming services, as well as value-added services such as games, music, movies. H3I is currently controlled by CKHH, a multinational conglomerate that has four core businesses: ports and related services, retail, infrastructure and telecommunications; — for Indosat: provider of telecommunication services in Indonesia, including mobile data, voice, SMS and roaming services, fixed data and wireless broadband services as well as fixed telecommunication and digital services. Indosat is currently controlled by Ooredoo, a telecommunications group, ultimately controlled by Qatar Investment Authority, which provides telecommunication services in Qatar and in the Asia and Middle East and North African region.

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.10508 – Hutchison 3 Indonesia/Indosat 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.