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

(Case M.9241 — Cattolica/IMA France/IMA Italia Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 57/04)

On 5 February 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 32019M9241. 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.9224 — Brookfield Asset Management/Johnson Controls Power Solutions Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 70/04)

On 14 February 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 32019M9224. 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.9232 — Ivanhoe Cambridge/Macquarie/RHP Manager/RHP Platform)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 63/01)

On 28 January 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 32019M9232. 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.9312 — JAB/Coty)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 76/05)

1. On 21 February 2019, 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: — JAB Holding Company, SARL (Luxembourg, ‘JAB’), — Coty Inc. (USA, ‘Coty’) JAB acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Coty. The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 13 February 2019.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for JAB: JAB is a privately held group focused on long-term investments in companies such as tea brands, coffee brands, bakery, food, non-alcoholic beverages, doughnuts businesses and fashion retail, — for Coty: Coty is a global beauty products company.

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.9312 — JAB/Coty 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.9200 — KKR/Magneti Marelli)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 74/05)

1. On 20 February 2019 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: — KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, United States), — Magneti Marelli SpA (‘Magneti Marelli’, Italy). KKR acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Magneti Marelli. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — KKR: a global investment firm, which offers a broad range of asset funds and other investment products to investors and provides capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and other clients. KKR controls Calsonic Kansei Corporation, a Japan-based global supplier of auto parts, such as cockpit modules, interior products, climate control systems, engine cooling products, automotive compressors, exhaust systems and electronic products. — Magneti Marelli: a supplier of components and systems for the automotive sector, principally automotive lighting products, powertrains products, electronic systems, suspension systems and shock absorbers, exhaust systems, aftermarket parts and services and motorsport products.

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.9200 — KKR/Magneti Marelli Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: E-mail: 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.9190 — ADP/Bouygues/BPCE/IFC/Marguerite/TAV/ZAIC-A)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 100/09)

1. On 5 March 2019, 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: — Bouygues Bâtiment International (‘Bouygues’, France), a subsidiary of the Bouygues Group, — Mirova (France), controlled by BPCE, — ZAIC-A-Limited (‘ZAIC’, United Kingdom). Bouygues and Mirova acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of ZAIC, which will also remain under the joint control of Aéroports de Paris, International Finance Corporation, Marguerite Fund and TAV Airports Holding. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Bouygues: design and implementation of complex construction projects at international level, — Mirova: asset management company authorised by the AMF which focuses specifically on responsible investment management for institutional investors, — ZAIC: operation and management of Zagreb Airport under a concession contract.

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.9190 — ADP/Bouygues/BPCE/IFC/Marguerite/TAV/ZAIC-A 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.9273 — CVC/April)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 89/01)

On 22 February 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 32019M9273. 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.9290 — SoftBank Group/Altamira)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 117/06)

1. On 21 March 2019, 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: — doBank, S.p.A. (‘doBank’, Italy), solely controlled by the SoftBank Group Corp. (‘SoftBank Group’, Japan); and — Altamira Asset Management S.A. (‘Altamira’, Spain), solely controlled by funds managed by Apollo Management, L.P. (‘Apollo’ United States). The SoftBank Group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Altamira. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for the SoftBank Group: global portfolio of subsidiaries and affiliates involved in advanced telecommunications, internet services, internet of Things, robotics and clean energy technology and, through doBank, management of all the phases of the life-cycle of any type of loan through specialised modular and customised services, including the outsourced management of performing and non-performing loans. — for Altamira: management of non-performing assets, including non-performing loans of all types (e.g. secured, unsecured, corporates, small and medium enterprises, individual, consumer finance, leasing) and management of real estate owned assets of various categories (e.g. residential, tertiary, development, land, commercial), for financial institutions, institutional investors and ‘bad bank’ owning non-performing assets or real estate assets.

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.9290 — SoftBank Group/Altamira 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.9200 — KKR/Magneti Marelli)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 111/03)

On 14 March 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 32019M9200. 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.8492 — Quaker/Global Houghton)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 124/01)

On 11 December 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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) 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 32018M8492. 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.9086 — 3i/Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension/Tampnet)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 123/05)

On 12 October 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 32018M9086. 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.9278 — LVMH/Belmond)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 140/01)

On 9 April 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 32019M9278. 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.9340 — Alliance Automotive Group/PartsPoint Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 130/09)

1. On 1 April 2019, 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: — Alliance Automotive Holding Limited (‘AAG’, United Kingdom), — PartsPoint Group B.V. (‘PPG’, the Netherlands). AAG acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of PPG. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for AAG: wholesale distribution of light vehicle and heavy commercial vehicle parts to the automotive aftermarket in France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Poland. In France, AAG is also to active at the retail level, — for PPG: wholesale distribution of spare parts and accessories for light vehicles in Belgium and the Netherlands.

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.9340 — Alliance Automotive Group/PartsPoint 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’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
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In the context of its assessment of non-coordinated horizontal effects, the Commission has specifically assessed a number of related theories of harm that were put to it by third party complainants. The Commission considers that all these complaints can be dismissed for the following reasons: a) MVNO complaints. Based on concerns raised by Dutch MVNO Simpel, the Commission found that TMNL's incentives in relation to the provision of wholesale access services vis-à-vis its own wholesale customers are likely to change post-Transaction which could lead to a further reduction of the already limited competitive constraint exerted by MVNOs. The Commission concluded that the Transaction is likely to have a negative impact on the wholesale conditions of Simpel which would in turn additionally deteriorate the competitive pressure that Simpel is likely to exert at the retail level. However, the Commission has also come to the conclusion that the effect on competition in the retail market for mobile telecommunication services will not be significant since (i) already pre-Transaction the competitive constraint exerted by MVNOs is very limited, and (ii) the size of the price effect is very limited. b) Spectrum asymmetry. The Commission dismisses this complaint raised by the two competing MNOs, KPN and VodafoneZiggo on the ground that the spectrum aggregation that the merged entity would obtain from the Transaction would not significantly impede KPN's and VodafoneZiggo's ability to compete. c) Distributor complaints. The Commission dismisses this complaint on the ground that, even if the reduction of the number of players in the retail market may have a negative impact on independent distributors, these players do not exert a competitive constraint on MNOs. Therefore any possible negative impact on independent distributors would unlikely have an impact on the price for end customers. In addition, the Commission has no evidence on file to suggest that the Transaction would significantly reduce the merged entity's incentive to use indirect sales channels.