ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9715 — PCG/PCC/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 96/01)

On 10 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 32020M9715. 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.9742 – Sinopec Group/Joint Stock Company Novatek/Gazprombank/SINOVA Natural Gas Company)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 110/02)

On 30 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 32020M9742. 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.9788 — JAB/Jacobs Douwe Egberts)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 100/01)

On 20 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 32020M9788. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

(Case M.9804 – Saudi Aramco Development/Baker Hughes/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 123/14)

1. On 3 April 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: — Saudi Aramco Development Company (‘SADCO’, Saudi Arabia), — Baker Hughes Company (‘BHC’, United States), — a newly created joint venture company (the ‘Proposed JV’, Saudi Arabia). Saudi Aramco Development Company (‘SADCO’, Saudi Arabia) and Baker Hughes Company (‘BHC’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a joint venture company to be created (the ‘Proposed JV’, Saudi Arabia). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares. SADCO and BHC intend to each purchase 50 % of the share capital of the Proposed JV.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for SADCO: exploration, production and marketing of crude oil and, to a lesser extent, production and marketing of refined products and petrochemicals; — for BHC: provision of integrated oilfield products and services for oil and gas development upstream, midstream and downstream, — for the Proposed JV: production and marketing of non-metallic/composite products for use in oil and gas applications.

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.9804 – Saudi Aramco Development/Baker Hughes/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.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9811 – Franklin Resources, INC./Legg Mason, INC.)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 116/08)

1. On 1 April 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: — Franklin Resources, INC. (‘Franklin Resources’, USA), — Legg Mason, INC. (‘Legg Mason’, USA). Franklin Resources acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Legg Mason. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Franklin Resources provides investment management and related services to retail, institutional and high-net-worth investors. — Legg Mason provides investment management and related products and services to institutional and individual clients.

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.9811 – Franklin Resources/Legg Mason 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.9775 — Global Payments/CaixaBank/MoneyToPay)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 132/01)

On 17 April 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 32020M9775. 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.9763 — Bidvest Group/PHS Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 167/02)

On 28 April 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 32020M9763. 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.9817 – Rhône Capital/Maxam)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 152/01)

On 30 April 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 32020M9817. 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.9793 – Permira/Sneakers Maker)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 178/01)

On 18 May 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 32020M9793. 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.9809 – Eni Rewind/CDP Equity/CircularIT JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 172/01)

On 12 May 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 Italian 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 32020M9809. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

(Case M.9841 – CDP Equity/Ansaldo Energia)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 196/04)

1. On 3 June 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: — CDP Equity S.p.A. (‘CDPE’) (Italy), belonging to Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A. (‘CDP’), — Ansaldo Energia S.p.A. (‘AEN’) (Italy). CDPE acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of AEN. The concentration is accomplished by way of a change in the governance structure.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — CDPE is a holding company aiming to boost the Italian economy by investing equity capital in companies of major national interest. CDPE is wholly owned by CDP. CDP is a financial institution controlled by the Italian State, and active in financing for development, enterprises, international expansion and urban transformation, — AEN is internationally active in the sector for power generation systems and components, supplying turbines, generators, turnkey power plants as well as engineering services for nuclear power plants to a customer portfolio that includes public sector agencies, independent producers and industrial customers. Pre-transaction, AEN was jointly controlled by CDPE and Shanghai Electric Hongkong Co. Limited.

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.9841 – CDP Equity/Ansaldo Energia 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.9782 – Experian/Bertelsmann/Informa)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 183/06)

1. On 20 May 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: — Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA (‘Bertelsmann’, Germany), — Experian plc (‘Experian’, UK), — Informa Solutions GmbH (‘Informa’, Germany). Experian and Bertelsmann acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Informa. 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: — Experian: Global information services company which provides software and services to businesses that allows them to manage credit risk, minimise the incidence of fraud and verify the identity of individuals, — Bertelsmann: a media, services and education company domiciled in Germany that operates in about 50 countries, in particular, in television, magazines publishing, music publishing, education services, — Informa: currently a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Bertelsmann. Post transaction, it will bring together the activities of Experian and Bertelsmann in credit reference bureau services, fraud prevention and identity services, creditworthiness data and developing of scoring solutions, automation of claims management processes and decisioning and analytics services.

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.9782 – Experian/Bertelsmann/Informa 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.9779 – Alstom/Bombardier Transportation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 205/10)

1. On 11 June 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: — Alstom S.A. (France), — Bombardier Transportation (Investment) UK Ltd (UK). Alstom acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Bombardier Transportation. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Alstom: rail transport industry, including transport solutions (from high-speed and mainline trains to metros, trams and e-buses), personalised services (maintenance and modernisation) offerings dedicated to passengers and infrastructure, digital mobility and signalling solutions, — for Bombardier Transportation: rail solutions, including trains, sub-systems, signalling, complete turnkey transport systems and services.

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.9779 – Alstom/Bombardier Transportation 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9784 – Triton/Renk)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 203/03)

On 6 May 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 32020M9784. 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.9316 – Peab/YIT’s paving and mineral aggregates business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 217/02)

On 26 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 32020M9316. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Official Journal of the European Union

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.9677 – DIC/BASF Colors & Effects)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 214/06)

Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004

On 15 May 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 23 June 2020, the notifying party informed the Commission that it withdrew its notification.

(1) OJ C 177, 27.5.2020, p. 5.

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

(Case M.9816 – Advent/TA/Conservice)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 224/01)

On 6 May 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 32020M9816. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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