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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9321 — MRG/PMV/SFPI-FPIM/Euroports)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 146/09)

1. On 17 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: — Monaco Resources Group (‘MRG’, Monaco), — Participatie Maatschappij Vlaanderen (‘PMV’, Belgium), — Société fédérale de participations et d’investissement — Federale participatie -en investeringsmaatschappij (‘SFPI-FPIM’, Belgium), — Euroports Holdings S.à r.l. (‘Euroports’, Luxembourg). MRG, PMV and SFPI-FPIM acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Euroports. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for MRG: international and diversified natural resources group active in metals and minerals, agribusiness, energy, logistics and technology as well as finance and investments, — for PMV: investment company fully owned by the Flemish region and mainly active in financing for entrepreneurs, start-ups and growth companies as well as infrastructure, real estate and energy investments, — for SFPI-FPIM: investment company fully owned by the Belgian State investing in public and private enterprises of strategic interest to the Belgian State, — for Euroports: provides terminal operations, freight forwarding and value-added services such as processing, customisation, bagging or packaging.

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.9321 — MRG/PMV/SFPI-FPIM/Euroports 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.9355 — VW Group/Intel/Allied Holdings/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 165/09)

VW Group, Intel and Allied Holdings 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.

Champion Motors Ltd (‘Champion Motors’, Israel), controlled by Allied Holdings Ltd (‘Allied Holdings’, Israel); and

Volkswagen Finance Luxembourg S.A. (‘VWFL’, Luxembourg), controlled by Volkswagen AG (Germany) and belonging to the Volkswagen Group (‘VW Group’, Germany);

On 3 May 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 )

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for VWFL: an investment company and wholly owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, active worldwide in the development, manufacture, marketing and sale of passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, coaches, chassis for buses and diesel engines, motor bikes, each including spare parts and accessories as well as related financial and insurance services as well as mobility and connectivity service solutions;

— for Mobileye: active in the development of computer vision and machine learning, data analysis, localization and mapping for advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving. Mobileye is a subsidiary of Intel, a leading producer of semiconductor chips;

— for Champion Motors: the direct importer and distributor in Israel of the Volkswagen, Skoda, Audi and Seat brands. Champion Motors is a subsidiary of Allied Holding, an Israeli investment holding company;

— for the JV: a newly created joint venture which will operate a Mobility-as–a-Service (‘MaaS’) offer, more specifically a ride hailing service based on a fleet of electric self-driving vehicles, in Israel.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9272 — 3i Group/TIIC Management/Meridiam Infrastructure Finance/DirectRoute (Limerick))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 156/02)

On 26 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 32019M9272. 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.9363 — Koito/Elbit/BWV/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 181/05)

1. On 20 May 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: — Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd (‘Koito’, Japan), — Elbit Systems Ltd (‘Elbit’, Israel), — BrightWay Vision (‘BWV’, Israel), currently jointly controlled by Elbit and Synergetic Capital LLC. Koito and Elbit acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of BWV. Following completion of the proposed concentration, Koito will replace Synergetic Capital LLC, as controlling shareholder. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Koito: manufacturing and supply of (i) automotive lighting and accessories; (ii) aircraft lighting and other equipment; and (iii) ship lights/special products, — for Elbit: development and supply of a broad portfolio of airborne, land and naval systems and products for defence, homeland security and commercial applications, — for BWV: manufacturing, research and development, and sale of enhanced vision systems for automotive applications. BWV’s technology provides Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (‘ADAS’) functionality.

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.9363 — Koito/Elbit/BWV/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.9329 — TDR Capital/NKD Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 176/02)

On 15 May 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 32019M9329. 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.9355 — VW Group/Intel/Allied Holdings/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 196/01)

On 29 May 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 32019M9355. 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.9362 — Suez Organique/Avril PA/Terrial)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 192/16)

1. On 28 May 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: — Suez Organique SAS (‘Suez Organique’, France), — Avril SCA (‘Avril’, France), — SAS Terrial (‘Terrial’, France), solely controlled by Avril. Suez Organique and Avril acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Terrial. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and contribution of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Suez Organique: biological treatment of organic waste, — for Avril: production and sale of oil-based products and animal feed, — for Terrial: organic waste collection as well as production and sale of organic soil amendments and fertilisers.

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.9362 — Suez Organique/Avril PA/Terrial 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.9392 — EQT/Parques Reunidos Servicios Centrales)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 217/01)

On 19 June 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 32019M9392. 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.9323 — RheinEnergie/SPIE/TankE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 209/02)

On 13 June 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 German language 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 32019M9323. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

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

(Case M.9391 — PGGM/Macquarie/MAGL)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 235/02)

On 4 July 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 32019M9391. 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.9384 — Sumitomo Corporation/Nippon Steel Corporation/Standard Steel Holdings)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 231/02)

On 1 July 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 32019M9384. 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.9423 — Strategic Value Partners/Pfleiderer)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 247/10)

1. On 16 July 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: — Strategic Value Partners, LLC (‘Strategic Value Partners’, United States of America), — Pfleiderer Group S.A. (‘Pfleiderer’, Poland) Strategic Value Partners acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Pfleiderer. The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 11 July 2019.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Strategic Value Partners: the management, as a privately owned investment firm, of a hedge fund vehicle and hybrid private equity funds investing in public and private equity markets, debt markets and other alternative investment markets world-wide, — for Pfleiderer: the production of a range of engineered wood and surface finished products including chipboard, fibreboard, particleboard and laminates for a variety of uses, including the production of worktops/work surfaces, furniture, interior finishes, general building applications and flooring.

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.9423 — Strategic Value Partners/Pfleiderer 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.9314 — Sogeclair/AddUp/PrintSky)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 245/02)

On 11 July 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 32019M9314. 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.9425 — Genstar Capital Partners/TA Associates/Insightsoftware Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 265/01)

On 30 July 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 32019M9425. 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.9397 — Mirova/GE/Desarrollo Eólico Las Majas)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 257/03)

1. On 23 July 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: — Mirova, acting as management company of Mirova-Eurofideme 3 (France), ultimately owned Banque Populaire Caisse d’épargne (‘BPCE’, France), — General Electric Company (‘GE’, United States), — Desarrollo Eólico Las Majas XIX, S.L.U. (Spain), controlled by the Forestalia group. Mirova and GE acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Desarrollo Eólico Las Majas XIX. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Mirova is a French venture capital fund which focuses on responsible investment managing funds for institutional investors in various asset classes, inter alia, renewable energy and core infrastructures, sustainable equities and green bonds, — GE is a global manufacturing, technology and services company. The core activity of its business unit GE Energy Financial Services is investment in the energy sector. Its business unit GE Renewable Energy supplies products and services to wind, hydro and solar power generation customers, including manufacturing and servicing of wind turbines, — Desarrollo Eólico Las Majas XIX is a holding company, which will own three windfarm projects in Aragon, Spain.

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.9397 — Mirova/GE/Desarrollo Eólico Las Majas 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.