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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10742 – HARTREE / CATL / CFC / JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 262/11)

1. On 28 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: — Hartree Partners Singapore Pte. Limited (‘Hartree’, Singapore), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hartree Partners, LP, ultimately controlled by Brookfield (Ontario, Canada) and Oaktree (California, U.S.), — Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (‘CATL’, PR China), — Cathay Fortune Corporation (‘CFC’, PR China). Hartree, CATL and CFC will 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 the following: — Hartree is a global merchant commodities firm specializing in energy, commodities and financial markets, including energy, metals, renewable energy, and securities. — CATL is active in batteries manufacturing with a focus on developing, producing and marketing large sized re-chargeable power lithium-ion batteries used for vehicles and energy storage systems. — CFC is an equity investment firm investing mainly in minerals, new energy and new materials worldwide.

3. The Joint Venture will be active in the development and operation of energy storage power stations in countries such as Australia, China, India, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States and in the European Union. The initial countries in which the Joint Venture plans to develop projects include Australia, India, Japan and the United Kingdom.

4. 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.

5. 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.10742 – HARTREE / CATL / CFC / 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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10745 – EMIL FREY / FCA CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE / FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES CR / FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES SR)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 255/09)

1. On 27 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: — Emil Frey Automobil s.r.o (Slovakia), (ii) Emil Frey Automobil s.r.o. (Czech Republic) and (iii) Emil Frey Automobil Holding Kft. (Hungary), all controlled by Emil Frey Holding AG (Switzerland). Emil Frey Holding AG and its subsidiaries together constitute the Emil Frey Group (‘Emil Frey Group’), — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles SR, s.r.o. (Slovakia) (ii) Fiat Chrysler Automobiles ČR s.r.o. (Czech Republic), (iii) FCA Central and Eastern Europe Ltd. (Hungary) (together the ‘Target Companies’), controlled by FCA Italy S.p.A., belonging to the Stellantis group. The Emil Frey Group will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the Target Companies. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Emil Frey Group is a worldwide player in car distribution. Emil Frey is already importer and distributor of the Stellantis brands Citroën, DS, Peugeot, Opel in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia and of the Stellantis brands brands Citroën, Peugeot, and DS in Hungary, — The Target Companies’ core business is the wholesale distribution of new vehicles, accessories, spare parts and aftersales support of the Stellantis brands Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Fiat Professional (LCVs), Jeep and Abarth in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia.

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.10745 – EMIL FREY / FCA CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE / FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES CR / FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES SR 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.10750 – KÄRCHER / WOCO / WAIRIFY)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 271/01)

On 5 July 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 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 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 32022M10750. 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.10732 – EQT / BPEA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 267/01)

On 27 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 32022M10732. 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.10795 – TA ASSOCIATES / VISTA / iCIMS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 285/07)

1. On 19 July 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: — TA Associates Management L.P. (‘TA Associates’, USA), — Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (‘Vista’, USA), — iCIMS Holdings LLC (‘iCIMS’, USA), solely controlled by Vista. TA Associates and Vista will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of iCIMS. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — for TA Associates: a private equity firm which has portfolio companies active in selected industries, including business services, consumer, financial services, healthcare and technologies, — for Vista: an investment firm focused on empowering and growing enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, — for iCIMS: a provider of human resources software to help with staff recruitment and onboarding.

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.10795 – TA ASSOCIATES / VISTA / iCIMS 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.10828 – CVC / NORDIC CAPITAL / CARY GROUP)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 280/07)

1. On 13 July 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: — CVC Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg), — Nordic Capital XI Limited (‘Nordic Capital’, Jersey), — Cary Group Holding AB (publ) (‘Cary Group’, Sweden). CVC and Nordic Capital will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Cary Group. The concentration is accomplished by way of a public bid announced on 29 June 2022.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — For CVC: private equity investment, — For Nordic Capital: a group of private equity funds with a particular focus on healthcare, technology & payments, financial services, industrial & business services and consumer products, — For Cary Group: vehicle glass repair and replacement services with local presence in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany, Austria, Luxemburg, Spain, Portugal and the UK.

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.10828 – CVC / NORDIC CAPITAL / CARY GROUP 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.10772 – TSM / IREPSE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 293/01)

On 25 July 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 32022M10772. 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.10652 – MOL / LOTOS PALIWA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 309/01)

On 15 July 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 32022M10652. 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.10861 – HG / TEAM.BLUE)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 305/05)

1. On 3 August 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), through its subsidiary, Hg Pooled Management Limited (United Kingdom), — team.blue Topco SARL (‘team.blue’, Luxembourg), currently jointly controlled by Hg and a private investor, Jonas Dhaenens. Hg will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of team.blue. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Hg is a software and services investor that manages investment funds mainly in Europe and North America; — team.blue offers a variety of digital presence and enablement tools, such as website infrastructure and web hosting services, mainly in Europe.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under 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.10861 – HG / TEAM.BLUE 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. 10819 – OMERS / APG / GROENDUS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 321/04)

1. On 17 August 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: — OMERS Infrastructure European Holdings 2 B.V. (‘OMERS Infrastructure’, the Netherlands), controlled by OMERS Administration Corporation (‘OMERS’, Canada), — APG Asset Management N.V. (‘APG’, the Netherlands), controlled by Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (‘ABP’, the Netherlands), — Groendus Groep B.V. (‘Groendus’, the Netherlands), controlled by NPM Capital N.V. (the Netherlands). OMERS and APG will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Groendus. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — OMERS Infrastructure is an investment platform controlled by OMERS which is managing a diversified portfolio of investments in public markets, private equity, infrastructure and real estate at global level. — APG is controlled by ABP which is managing a diversified portfolio of investments in infrastructure and real estate at global level. — Groendus provides services to enterprise customers in the Netherlands to assist with the transition to sustainable energy consumption. Specific services include the rental, sale, installation and maintenance of meters and solar panels, providing advice, measuring energy flows, and supplying renewable energy, and the EnergyMarketPlace (a platform facilitating the purchase and sale of green power directly from producers).

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. 10819 – OMERS / APG / GROENDUS 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.10822 – ARDIAN / TA ASSOCIATES / ODEALIM GROUP)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 319/06)

1. On 5 August 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: — Ardian France SA (‘Ardian’, France), — TA Associates Management L.P. (‘TA Associates’, USA), — Groupe Odealim (‘Odealim’, France), controlled exclusively by TA Associates. Ardian and TA Associates acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Odealim. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of securities.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned: — Ardian is a private investment company which manages and/or advises on assets in Europe, North America and Asia. — TA Associates is an investment company which manages and/or advises investment funds in five key sectors, i.e. technology, financial services, healthcare, consumer goods and business services, in North America, Europe and Asia. — Odealim is active only in France in insurance brokerage and financing in the real estate and construction sector.

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 no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. The following reference should always be specified: M.10822 – ARDIAN / TA ASSOCIATES / ODEALIM GROUP 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.10781 – KB AG / KB SFN / KBJ)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 339/01)

On 29 August 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 32022M10781. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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