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

(Case M.9588 — Shell Energy Retails/Hudson Energy Supply)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 393/01)

On 14 November 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 32019M9588. 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.9600 — Saudi Aramco Development Company/Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering Company/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 389/02)

On 7 November 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 61b 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 32019M9600. 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.9622 — EUROVIA Industrie/ASA-Bau/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 400/12)

1. On 15 November 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: — EUROVIA Industrie GmbH (‘EVI’, Germany), — ASA-Bau GmbH (‘ASA’, Germany), — Hanse-Asphaltmischwerke GmbH (‘HANSE’, Germany). EVI and ASA acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of HANSE. 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 EVI: production and distribution of asphalt mix, civil engineering (including road works) in several German federal states, production of aggregates and production of bitumen. EVI belongs to the group VINCI S.A. (France), — for ASA: production and distribution of asphalt mix, civil engineering (including road works) in North-Eastern Germany. ASA is controlled by Arkil Holding A/S (Denmark), — for HANSE: production and distribution of asphalt mix in North-Eastern Germany.

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.9622 — EUROVIA Industrie/ASA-Bau/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.9394 — Echostar/Mubadala/HPE JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 398/01)

On 9 October 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 32019M9394. 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.9432 — Allianz Holdings/Legal and General Insurance)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 407/01)

On 26 September 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 32019M9432. 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.9634 — PSP/Aviva/Galleri K)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 403/05)

1. On 21 November 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:

— PSP Investments Holding Europe Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSP’, Canada),

— Aviva Investors Perpetual Capital SCSp SICAV-RAIF, belonging to Aviva Plc Group (‘Aviva’, UK),

— Galleri K Retail ApS (‘Galleri K’, Denmark).

PSP and Aviva acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Galerri K.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for PSP: the pension investment manager of several Canadian pension plans, including the pension plan of the Canadian Federal Public Service and the Canadian Forces. PSP manages a diversified global fixed-securities portfolio as well as investments in private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt, — for Aviva: a UK incorporated company operating in the insurance sector that is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Aviva’s group provides a broad range of insurance, savings and investment products and is principally active in the UK, France and Canada, — for Galleri K: a Denmark-based company which owns retail, restaurant and office space in Copenhagen.

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.9634 — PSP/Aviva/Galleri K

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. 9629 — Faurecia/SAS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 416/08)

1. On 3 December 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: — Faurecia Automotive GmbH (‘Faurecia’, Germany), a subsidiary of Faurecia S.A. (France) and ultimately controlled by Peugeot S.A. (France), parent company of the PSA group, — SAS Autosystemtechnik GmbH & Co. KG (‘SAS’, Germany), currently jointly controlled by Faurecia and Continental Automotive GmbH (‘Continental’, Germany). Faurecia acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of SAS. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Faurecia: Faurecia is a subsidiary of Faurecia S.A., a French automotive supplier active in the development, manufacture, and supply of components for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Peugeot S.A. is a French car manufacturer, — for SAS: SAS is a jointly-controlled business (owned by Faurecia and Continental, another automotive component supplier), specialising in the assembly of cockpit modules for passenger cars and commercial vehicles.

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. 9629 — Faurecia/SAS 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.9586 — SEGRO/PSPIB/7R Projekt 5)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 412/08)

1. On 29 November 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: — SEGRO plc (‘SEGRO’, United Kingdom), — Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSPIB’, Canada), — 7R Projekt 5 sp z o.o. (‘the Target’, Poland). SEGRO and PSPIB acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the Target. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for SEGRO: ownership, asset management and development of modern warehousing and light industrial properties located across a number of EU countries, — for PSPIB: investment of net contributions to Canadian public sector pension funds. It manages a diversified global portfolio including stocks, bonds and other fixed-income securities, and investments in private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt, — for the Target: Owner of a real estate asset for logistic purposes located at Plots 37/10, Rokcińska Street, Łódź, Poland.

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.9586 — SEGRO/PSPIB/7R Projekt 5 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.9639 — CDC/EDF/Dalkia Investissement)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 428/03)

On 13 December 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 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 32019M9639. 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.9672 — Apollo/Gamenet)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 424/03)

On 10 December 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 32019M9672. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.9606 — ENGIE/Omnes Capital/Predica/EGI8 Portfolio)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 434/04)

Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004

On 22 November 2019, the European Commission received notification (1) of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (‘Merger Regulation’).

On 18 December 2019, the notifying parties informed the Commission that they withdrew their notification.

(1) OJ C 403, 29.11.2019, p. 72.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9631 — Kennedy-Wilson Holdings/AXA Group/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 431/02)

On 16 December 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 32019M9631. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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

Corrigendum to Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9913 – Hella/Minth/JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure

( Official Journal of the European Union C 298 of 8 September 2020 )

(2020/C 301/13)

On page 4, in the first paragraph:

for:

‘This notification concerns the following undertakings:

— Hella Holding International GmbH (“Hella”, GERMANY), controlled by Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA,

— Minth Investment Co. (“Minth”, CAYMAN ISLANDS), controlled by Minth Group Limited,

— Hella Minth Jiaxing Automotive Parts Co. Ltd (“JV”, CHINA).’,

read:

‘This notification concerns the following undertakings:

— Hella Holding International GmbH (“Hella”, GERMANY), controlled by Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA,

— Minth Investment Co. (“Minth”, CHINA), controlled by Minth Group Limited,
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9612 — Central Group/SIGNA Prime/Mahis JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 4/07)

1. On 19 December 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: — Harng Central Department Store Ltd (‘Central’, Thailand), — SIGNA Prime Selection AG (‘SIGNA Prime’, Austria), — Mariahilfer Straße 10-18 Beteiligung S.a.r.l (‘Mahis JV’, Luxembourg). Central and SIGNA Prime acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Mahis JV. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Central: active worldwide in merchandising, real estate, retailing, hospitality and restaurants primarily in Southeast Asia including Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. In the EU, Central is active in the retail sector in Italy, Germany and to lesser extent in Denmark. In particular, it operates premium department stores in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich (through The KaDeWe Group), — for SIGNA Prime: belongs to the business unit SIGNA Real Estate, which owns real estate properties in city centre locations primarily in Austria and Germany. The business unit SIGNA Retail is active in retail trade and operates, in particular, the department store chain GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof in Germany. Both the business unit SIGNA Real Estate and the business unit SIGNA Retail are controlled by SIGNA Holding GmbH, which in turn, is ultimately controlled by Familie Benko Privatstiftung, — for Mahis JV: indirectly holds the real estate property at Mariahilfer Straße 10-18, Vienna, which is currently occupied, in particular, by a furniture store.

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.9612 — Central Group/SIGNA Prime/Mahis 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.
Official Journal of the European Union

Corrigendum to Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9895 — KKR/Waves UK Divestco)

( Official Journal of the European Union C 327 of 5 October 2020 )

(2020/C 335/09)

Publication (2020/C 327/02) on page 2 is to be considered null and void.
Initiation of proceedings

(Case M.9409 — Aurubis/Metallo Group Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 13/02)

On 19 November 2019, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 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 M.9409 — Aurubis/Metallo Group Holding, to the following 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.9390 — Brookfield Asset Management/Oaktree Capital Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 6/05)

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 32019M9390. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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