ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 222/17

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8936 — Cinven/Partner in Pet Foods Holdings)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 222/11)

1. On 15 June 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: — Cinven Capital Management (VI) General Partner Limited (UK), belonging to the Cinven group (‘Cinven’), — Partner in Pet Foods Hungaria Kft (Hungary) (‘Partner in Pet Foods’), controlled by Pamplona Capital Partners IV L.P., belonging to Pamplona Capital Management LLP. Cinven indirectly acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Partner in Pet Foods. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Cinven: private equity firm engaged in the provision of investment management and investment advisory services. Cinven’s portfolio companies are active in a variety of sectors, — for Partner in Pet Foods: manufacture and supply of private label and branded industrial pet food in Europe.

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.8936 — Cinven/Partner in Pet Foods Holdings 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 239/6

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9001 — Kuehne + Nagel/Temasek/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 239/05)

1. On 29 June 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: — Kuehne + Nagel Management AG (Switzerland) (‘K+N’), — Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited (Singapore) (‘Temasek’), — a newly created Joint Venture (Singapore) (the ‘JV’). K+N and Temasek acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the JV. 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 K+N: a globally active logistics company with main activities in sea freight, airfreight and overland forwarding as well as contract logistics, — for Temasek: an investment company with a broad range portfolio investments including financial services, telecommunications and media, real estate, life sciences, energy, and transportation, — for the JV: a newly established company which will identify and invest in young logistics technology companies that focus on developing and commercialising the application of technology to logistics and supply chain services and 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.9001 — Kuehne + Nagel/Temasek/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.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 233/21

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8939 — Liberty House Group/Aluminium Dunkerque)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 233/10)

1. On 26 June 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: — Liberty Industries France (France), controlled by Liberty House Group (UK), — Aluminium Dunkerque (France). Liberty Industries France acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Aluminium Dunkerque. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Liberty House Group: production, trading and recycling of steel and aluminium and manufacture value added engineering products worldwide, — for Aluminium Dunkerque: manufacture of primary aluminium in France.

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.8939 — Liberty House Group/Aluminium Dunkerque 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 245/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8973 — Mitsui/Kansai/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 245/01)

On 6 July 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 32018M8973. 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 243/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8996 — GIC Group/FPL/JustGroup/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 243/08)

1. On 4 July 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: — Reco Jedi Private Limited (‘Reco’, Singapore), controlled by GIC (Realty) Private Limited (‘GIC’, Singapore), — Frasers Property Ventures II Pte. Ltd. (‘FPV’, Singapore), controlled by Frasers Property Limited (‘FPL’, Singapore), — JustGroup Holdings Pte. Ltd. (‘JustGroup’, Singapore), — JustCo Holdings Pte. Ltd. (‘JustCo’, Singapore). Reco, FPL and JustGroup acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of JustCo. 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 GIC: GIC is the holding company for real estate investments made on behalf of the Government of Singapore, — for FPL: FPL owns, develops and manages a diverse, integrated portfolio of properties, — for JustGroup and JustCo: the development and management of co-working spaces.

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.8996 — GIC Group/FPL/JustGroup/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.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9021 — DNB Bank/Orkla/Optimizd)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 260/08)

1. On 16 July 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: — DNB Bank ASA (Norway) — Orkla ASA (Norway) — Optimizd AS (Norway). DNB Bank ASA and Orkla ASA acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Optimizd AS. The concentration is accomplished by way of a share capital increase.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — DNB Bank ASA provides financial services, i.e. banking and insurance, to retail customers, corporate clients and the public sector. — Orkla ASA is a supplier of branded consumer goods to the grocery, out-of-home, specialised retail, pharmacy and bakery sectors. In addition, the group has operations organised under the Orkla Investments business area, consisting of investments in Jotun AS, in addition to hydropower and financial assets. — Optimizd AS will facilitate data driven marketing through own-channel marketing and purchased media placements, as well as conducting analysis of data for use in marketing.

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.9021 — DNB Bank/Orkla/Optimizd 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.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 255/19

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9022 — Watling Street Capital Partners/Sisaho International)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 255/08)

1. On 13 July 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: — Watling Street Capital Partners LLP (‘Watling Street’, United Kingdom), — Sisaho International SAS (‘Sisaho’, France). Watling Street acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Sisaho. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of securities.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Watling Street: equity capital and fund management services, — for Sisaho: insurance brokerage and consulting, insurance contract management and corporate risk management 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.9022 — Watling Street Capital Partners/Sisaho International 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8967 — BGŻ BNP Paribas/Parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 272/01)

On 16 July 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 32018M8967. 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.8992 — Maritime Holdings/Zeaborn/Zeamarine JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 267/04)

1. On 20 July 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: — Maritime Holdings (Delaware), LLC (‘Maritime Holdings’, United States) controlled by New Mountain Capital (United States), — Zeaborn Chartering Management GmbH (‘Zeaborn’, Germany), — Zeamarine GmbH (‘Zeamarine JV’, Germany). Maritime Holdings and Zeaborn acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Zeamarine JV. 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 Maritime Holdings: ocean cargo shipping, — for Zeaborn: multipurpose cargo shipping services, — for Zeamarine JV: multipurpose cargo shipping (liner/semi-liner and tramp).

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.8992 — Maritime Holdings/Zeaborn/Zeamarine 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8891 — Puig/BSH/Noustique)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 284/02)

On 18 July 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 32018M8891. 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.8953 — Snam/DESFA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 277/01)

On 13 July 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 32018M8953. 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.8996 — GIC Group/FPL/JustGroup/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 297/01)

On 27 July 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 32018M8996. 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.9018 — Cerberus Group/WFS Global Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 290/04)

On 8 August 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 32018M9018. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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