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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

Case M.9559 – Telefónica/Prosegur/Prosegur Alarmas España

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 412/06)

1. On 27 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: — Telefónica S.A. (‘Telefónica’, Spain), — Prosegur Compañía de Seguridad, S.A. (‘PCS’, Spain) — Prosegur Alarmas España, S.L.U. (‘Prosegur Alarmas’, Spain), belonging to the group of PCS. Telefónica and PCS acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Prosegur Alarmas. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Telefónica: a global telecommunications operator and mobile network provider, operating under a number of brands, including Movistar, O2 and Vivo. Telefónica is a 100% publicly owned company listed on the Madrid, New York, Lima and Buenos Aires Stock Exchanges, — for PCS: provides security services to companies, homes and businesses. PCS’s operations are divided in three business lines, namely alarms, security, and cash, — for Prosegur Alarmas: active in the provision of alarms installation services and connection to reception centres in 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.9559 – Telefónica/Prosegur/Prosegur Alarmas España 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.9557 — Swisscom/AMAG Group/Zürich Insurance Group/autoSense)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 408/01)

On 25 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 German 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 32019M9557. 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.9426 — 3M Company/Acelity)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 424/01)

On 4 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 32019M9426. 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.9621 — Suez/Itochu/SFC/EDCO)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 420/03)

On 6 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 32019M9621. 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.9589 — Fedrigoni/Ritrama Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 431/01)

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 32019M9589. 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.9503 — Gardner Denver/Ingersoll Industrials)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 428/09)

1. On 16 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: — Ingersoll-Rand U.S. HoldCo, Inc. (‘IR Industrials’, United States), belonging to the group Ingersoll-Rand plc (Ireland), — Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. (‘GDI’, United States). GDI acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of IR Industrials. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — IR Industrials is the industrial business of Ingersoll-Rand, active in air and gas compressors, blowers, gas systems and services, power tools and material handling systems, as well as utility and consumer low-speed vehicles, — GDI is a provider of air and gas compression equipment and aftermarket parts and services sold for industrial, energy and medical industries. GDI designs, manufactures and markets compressors, pumps and blowers, and vacuums for a range of industrial 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.9503 — Gardner Denver/Ingersoll Industrials 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’).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9574 — Associated British Foods/Wilmar International/AB Mauri Yihai Kerry China Investment Holding Company)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 4/04)

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: — AB Mauri China Limited (‘ABM’, China), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Associated British Foods (‘ABF’, United Kingdom), — Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co. Ltd. (‘YKA’, China), an indirect subsidiary of Wilmar International Limited (‘WILMAR’, Singapore). ABF and WILMAR acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created joint venture. 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 ABF: the company is active in five main business domains, namely (i) production of baking ingredients; (ii) production of sugar; (iii) manufacture of grocery products; (iv) supply of agricultural products to farmers; and (v) high street retailing, — for ABM: production of yeast and bakery ingredients, — for WILMAR: oil palm cultivation, oilseed crushing, edible oil refining, sugar milling and refining, manufacturing of consumer products, specialty fats, oleochemicals, biodiesel and fertilisers as well as flour and rice milling, — for YKA: investment activities, mainly in the following industries: oilseed crushing, edible oil refining, specialty fats, oleochemicals, processing of corn, wheat and soybean, sustainable multi-stage processing of rice food and beverage, grain and oil technology R & D.

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.9574 — Associated British Foods/Wilmar International/AB Mauri Yihai Kerry China Investment Holding Company 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.9684 — Parks Bottom/Omers/Accor/Fairmont Hotels)

( Official Journal of the European Union C 419 of 4 December 2020 )

(2020/C 422/12)

Publication (2020/C 419/06) on page 16 is to be considered null and void.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9667 — BlackRock Group/Raffles/Kellas Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 15/03)

On 9 January 2020, 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 32020M9667. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29 January 2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9645 — Platinum Equity Group/Cision)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 6/01)

On 20 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 32019M9645. 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.9638 — Hyundai Motor Group/Aptiv/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 26/03)

1. On 17 January 2020, 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: — Aptiv PLC (‘Aptiv’, Ireland), — Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation and Hyundai Mobis, all belonging to Hyundai Motor Group (‘HMG’, South Korea). Aptiv and HMG acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’, US) 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 Aptiv: global technology and mobility company primarily serving the automotive sector. Aptiv designs and manufactures vehicle components and safety technology solutions, — for HMG: an international group of companies with a diverse portfolio of business activities, including the manufacture and sale of all types of motor vehicles. HMG’s key affiliates include its auto-making arms HMC and Kia as well as its auto-parts making unit Mobis. The JV will design, develop, and commercialise autonomous driving software technologies, services, systems, vehicle architecture and other related enabling offerings with respect to Society of Automotive Engineers (‘SAE’) Levels 4 and/or 5 of autonomous driving.

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.9638 — Hyundai Motor Group/Aptiv/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 +32 229-64301 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.9531 — Assicurazioni Generali/Seguradoras Unidas/AdvanceCare)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 23/03)

On 20 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 32019M9531. EUR-Lex is the on-line 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.9707 — Aperam Alloys Imphy/Tekna Plasma Europe/ImphyTek Powders)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 38/03)

1. On 24 January 2020, 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: — Aperam Alloys Imphy SAS, (‘Aperam’, Luxembourg), a fully-owned subsidiary of Aperam S.A. — Tekna Plasma Europe SAS (‘Tekna’, Norway), an indirect subsidiary of Arendals Fossekompani ASA. — ImphyTek Powders SAS (‘ImphyTek Powders’, France). Aperam and Tekna acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of ImphyTek Powders. 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 Aperam: manufacturing and sales of stainless, electrical and specialty alloys steel, with customers in over 40 countries, — For Tekna: manufacturing of atomisers and peripheral equipment to produce metallic powders, — ImphyTek Powders: manufacturing and sales of nickel alloys powders.

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.9707 — Aperam Alloys Imphy/Tekna Plasma Europe/ImphyTek Powders 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.9688 — Cinvend/Astorg/LGC Science Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 31/01)

On 24 January 2020, 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 32020M9688. 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.9504 — Blackstone/CRH (European Distribution Business))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 48/04)

On 11 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 32019M9504. 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.9602 — Banco Santander/Allianz Popular)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 46/01)

On 8 January 2020, 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 32020M9602. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

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