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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 45/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8597 — APG/Ardian/Portfolio)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 45/02)

On 24 January 2018, 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 32018M8597. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
On 26 January 2018, 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:

— ReAssure Limited, controlled by Swiss Re Ltd (‘Swiss Re’, Switzerland),

— Actaeon (‘Actaeon’, UK).

Swiss Re acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Actaeon.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 60/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8777 — Votorantim/CPPIB/VTRM Energia Participações/Ventos do Araripe III)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 60/01)

On 12 February 2018, 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 32018M8777. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
On 2 February 2018, 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:

— ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (Germany),

— Television Francaise 1 SA (France), belonging to the Bouygues Group,

— Mediaset SpA (Italy), belonging to the Fininvest Group,

— Channel Four Television Corporation (United Kingdom),

— European Broadcaster Exchange (EBX) Limited (United Kingdom), jointly controlled by ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, Television Francaise 1 SA, Mediaset SpA, and Channel Four Television Corporation.

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, Television Francaise 1 SA, Mediaset SpA and Channel Four Television Corporation acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of European Broadcaster Exchange (EBX) Limited.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 67/2

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8540 — Kuehne + Nagel/Kuehne + Nagel Drinksflow Logistics)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 67/03)

On 8 February 2018, 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 32018M8540. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 64/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8804 — Bain Capital/Fedrigoni)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 64/01)

On 15 February 2018, 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 32018M8804. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
On 23 February 2018, 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:

— Frankfurter Leben Holding GmbH & Co. KG (‘FL Group Holding’, Germany), controlled by Fosun International Holdings Ltd (‘Fosum’, British Virgin Islands),

— Pro bAV Pensionskasse AG (‘PPAG’, Germany).

FL Group Holding acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of PPAG.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number:

M.8821 — Advent International/Circet Groupe to the following address:
On 7 March 2018, 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:

— Strategic Value Partners, LLC (United States),

— Vita Group (United Kingdom), ultimately controlled by TPG Capital (United States)

Strategic Value Partners, LLC acquires through its subsidiary Sunshine Bidco Limited within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Vita Cayman Limited, the ultimate holding company of the Vita Group.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
On 2 March 2018, 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:

— Equistone Partners Europe SAS (France), owned by Equistone LLP (United Kingdom),

— the FRAM group (France),

— the Karavel-Promovacances group (‘Karavel’, France).

Equistone Partners Europe acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of FRAM and Karavel.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 106/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8810 — Ardian/DRT)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 106/02)

On 15 March 2018, 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 French 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 32018M8810. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 100/2

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8606 — ELG Haniel/Iberinox/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 100/03)

On 12 March 2018, 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 32018M8606. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 114/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8793 — Axión/Enagás/Axent)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 114/01)

On 8 March 2018, 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 32018M8793. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 111/22

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8821 — Advent International/Circet Groupe)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 111/05)

On 19 March 2018, 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 32018M8821. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 135/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8853 — AXA/CDC/Cible dans Toulon Grand Var)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 135/01)

On 10 April 2018, 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 French 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 32018M8853. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 120/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8834 — Brookfield/Saeta)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 120/01)

On 28 March 2018, 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 32018M8834. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
On 23 April 2018, 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:

— Kuraray Co., Ltd (‘Kuraray’, Japan),

— PTT Global Chemical Public Company Ltd (‘PTTGC’, Thailand),

— Sumitomo Corporation (‘Sumitomo’ Japan), and

— Joint Venture (‘JV’, Thailand)

Kuraray, PTTGC and Sumitomo acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of JV.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.
On 13 April 2018, 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:

— Carlyle Asia Partners IV, L.P., belonging to the the Carlyle Group,

— Accolade Wines Holdings Australia Pty Ltd, controlled by CHAMP III Management Pty Ltd,

— Accolade Wines Holdings Europe Limited, controlled by CHAMP III Management Pty Ltd.

Carlyle group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Accolade Wines Holdings Australia Pty Ltd and Accolade Wines Holdings Europe Limited (together — the Accolade Group).

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
On 27 April 2018, 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:

— One Equity Partners VII, LP (‘OEP’, Cayman Islands),

— Walki Holding Oy (‘Walki’, Finland).

OEP acquires — indirectly through its subsidiary OEP FiberPack Cayman Co. Ltd — within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Walki.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
On 24 April 2018, 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:

— Edenred Tankkarten Holding GmbH, ultimately controlled by Edenred SA (‘Edenred’, France), and

— Union Tank Eckstein GmbH & Co. KG (‘UTA’, Germany).

Edenred acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of UTA, which it currently jointly controls.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares, following the exercise of a put option on 27 December 2017.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 181/12

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8961 — HPS/MDP/PFP)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 181/07)

1. On 18 May 2018, 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: — HPS Investment Partners, LLC (United States) (‘HPS’), — Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (United States) (‘MDP’), — Professional Fee Protection Limited (United Kingdom) (‘PFP’) HPS and MDP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of PFP. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — HPS: HPS is a US-based investment firm with a focus on acquisitions and strategic financing or recapitalisation of companies that require financial assistance, — MDP: MDP is a US-based private equity investment firm, — PFP: PFP is a small UK provider of risk management services and tax advisory 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.8961 — HPS/MDP/PFP 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.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 173/1

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.8878 — SEB/ALI)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 173/01)

(Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004)

On 19 April 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration between SEB and ALI. On 8 May 2018, the notifying party informed the Commission that it withdrew its notification.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 189/14

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8899 — OTPP/Carlyle/European Camping Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 189/02)

On 24 May 2018, 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 32018M8899. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 185/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8877 — LyondellBasell Industries/A. Schulman)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 185/10)

1. On 23 May 2018, 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: — LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (‘LyondellBasell’) (Netherlands), — A. Schulman, Inc (‘A. Schulman’) (United States) LyondellBasell acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of A. Schulman. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — LyondellBasell: a global plastics, chemicals and refining company. — A. Schulman: an international supplier of high performance plastic compounds, composites and resins.

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.8877 — LyondellBasell Industries/A. Schulman 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’).