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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10698 – MITSUI / INDOMOBIL / PTL / JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 217/05)

1. On 20 May 2022, 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: — Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (‘Mitsui’, Japan), — PTS Investments LLC (‘PTS investments’, U.S.A.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P (‘PTL’, U.S.A.) ultimately controlled by the Penske Corporation (‘Penske’, U.S.A.), — PT CSM Corporatama (‘Indorent’, Indonesia), belonging to PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional, Tbk (‘Indomobil’, Indonesia), and, — JV (Indonesia). Mitsui, PTS Investments and Indorent will 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 and the newly set-up joint venture are the following: — Mitsui: a trading, business management and project development company, active in various sectors, including: (i) iron & steel products; (ii) mineral & metal resources; (iii) infrastructure projects; (iv) mobility; (v) basic chemicals; (vi) performance chemicals; (vii) energy; (viii) food resources; (ix) consumer services; and (x) IT & communication/corporate development, — PTS Investments: a wholly-owned subsidiary of PTL, which is a provider of transportation and supply chain services, — Indorent: a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indomobil, a manufacturer of cars and motorbikes. Indorent iprovides transportation services and vehicle rental services for corporate customers, — JV: a greenfield joint venture which will be established and operate in in the commercial vehicle leasing business in Indonesia.

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 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.10698 – MITSUI / INDOMOBIL / PENSKE / 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.10524 – MERCEDES-BENZ / TOTALENERGIES / STELLANTIS / ACC)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 208/01)

On 30 March 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10524. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10775 – GBL / AFFIDEA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 226/05)

1. On 2 June 2022, 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: — Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (‘GBL’, Belgium), — Affidea Group B.V. (‘Affidea’, Netherlands). GBL will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Affidea. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — GBL is a listed public investment holding company and invests in global companies operating in various sectors, such as real estate and IT Services, — Affidea is a European diagnostic imaging company, with 320 centres operating across 15 countries including Italy, Poland, Portugal and Romania.

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 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.10775 – GBL / AFFIDEA 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.10741 – HG / EFMS / TA / IFS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 219/02)

1. On 30 May 2022, 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: — HgCapital LLP (‘Hg’, United Kingdom), — TA Associates Management LP (‘TA’, United States), — EQT Fund Management S.à r.l (‘EFMS’, Luxembourg), — Impala Bidco S.à r.l. (‘IFS’, Luxembourg), currently controlled by EFMS and TA. Hg, TA, and EFMS will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of IFS. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Hg is a specialist private equity investor that looks to grow sustainable software and services businesses. Hg focuses on investments in Europe, UK and the United States and has investment offices in London, Munich and New York. — EFMS is the alternative investment fund manager of EQT VIII and EQT IX, private investment funds forming part of the EQT group of investment funds (‘EQT’). EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization focused on active ownership strategies. — TA is a private equity firm focused on targeted sectors within technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer and business services in North America, Europe and Asia. — IFS is currently a portfolio company of EFMS and TA and develops business software for customers active in a range of industry sectors, which manufacture and distribute goods, maintain assets and manage service-focused operations. IFS also provides cloud-based Software-as-a-Service solutions for the field service, last mile delivery and logistics industries.

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 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.10741 – HG / EFMS / TA / IFS Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10725 - SK CAPITAL PARTNERS / POLYMER ADDITIVES HOLDINGS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 236/10)

1. On 10 June 2022, 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: — Valor Acquisition Buyer Inc. (USA), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of SK Capital Fund VI, managed by SK Capital Investment VI, Ltd., which is, in turn, managed by affiliates of SK Capital Partners, LP (‘SK Capital’, USA). SK Capital is ultimately controlled by two co-founding partners, Mr. Barry Siadat and Mr. Jamshid Keynejad, — Polymer Additives Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries (‘Valtris’, USA). SK Capital will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Valtris. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — SK Capital is a US-based private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceutical sectors. — Valtris is a US-based company active in the supply of specialty chemicals, primarily used as additives in the production and processing of plastics, and chemical precursors used in coatings, flavour and fragrance, personal care and pharmaceutical applications.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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.10725 - SK CAPITAL PARTNERS / POLYMER ADDITIVES 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10705 – BLACKSTONE / CARLYLE / GOLDMAN SACHS / PRIMA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 231/02)

On 8 June 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10705. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10758 – EIM / BROOKFIELD / NIELSEN)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 243/11)

1. On 20 June 2022 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: — Elliott Investment Management L.P. (‘EIM’, USA), — Brookfield Private Equity Holdings LLC (‘BPEH’), controlled by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (‘Brookfield’, both Canada), — Nielsen Holdings Plc (‘Nielsen’, USA). EIM and BPEH will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Nielsen. The concentration is accomplished by way of acquisition of shares or other means.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — BPEH: subsidiary of Brookfield, which provides asset management services, focused on real estate, infrastructure, renewable power, and private equity, — EIM: investment firm focused on investment and risk management activities, — Nielsen: global audience insights, data, and analytics company, which provides audience measurement, media planning, marketing optimization, and content metadata solutions.

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 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.10758 – EIM / BROOKFIELD / NIELSEN Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10672 – VISTA / ELLIOTT / CITRIX SYSTEMS / TIBCO)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 241/13)

1. On 16 June 2022, 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: — Vista Equity Partners Management (‘Vista’, USA), — Elliott Investment Management L.P. (‘Elliott’, USA), — Citrix Systems Inc. (‘Citrix’, USA), — TIBCO Software Inc. (‘TIBCO’, USA), controlled by Vista Vista and Elliott will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Citrix and TIBCO. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Vista is an investment firm focused on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled solutions. — Elliott is an investment firm active across a wide range of sectors. — Citrix is an enterprise software company providing digital workspace solutions, general work solutions and app delivery and security solutions. — TIBCO is an intelligence software company providing infrastructure and analytical software.

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 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.10672 – VISTA / ELLIOTT / CITRIX SYSTEMS / TIBCO 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.10708 – CURA / OCG / DEUTSCHE EUROSHOP JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 258/01)

On 23 June 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10708. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10664 – XLCEE / DEROT / BLACK RED WHITE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 252/02)

On 21 June 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10664. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.9603 – SNCF MOBILITES / THIF)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 269/06)

On 28 March 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M9603. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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

(Case M.10739 – FORD OTOSAN / FORD ROMANIA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 263/01)

On 21 June 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10739. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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