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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10958 – CARLYLE / GARNICA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 435/08)

1. On 7 November 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: — The Carlyle Group Inc. (‘Carlyle’, United States), — Grupo Garnica Plywood, S.A.U. (‘Garnica’, Spain). Carlyle will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Garnica. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Carlyle is a global alternative asset manager, which manages funds that invest globally across three investment disciplines: (i) Global Private Equity, (ii) Global Credit, and (iii) Investment Solutions, — Garnica develops, produces and supplies mostly in the EEA plywood solutions which are used in a variety of applications, including construction, packaging and vehicle manufacturing.

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.10958 – CARLYLE / GARNICA 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.10713 – RWE / NEWCO EEMSHAVEN)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 446/09)

1. On 17 November 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: — RWE AG (‘RWE’, Germany), — NewCo Eemshaven B.V. (‘NewCo Eemshaven’, The Netherlands), currently controlled by Vattenfall N.V. (The Netherlands). RWE will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of NewCo Eemshaven. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — RWE is an energy company that focuses on electricity generation from renewable and conventional energy sources, and energy trading, — NewCo Eemshaven operates a gas-fired power plant, consisting of three combined cycle gas turbines, and an adjacent solar park located in Eemshaven, the Netherlands.

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.10713 – RWE / NEWCO EEMSHAVEN 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10951 – BMF / Uniper)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 442/04)

1. On 11 November 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: — The German Federal Ministry of Finance (‘BMF’, Germany), — Uniper SE (‘Uniper’ Germany), controlled by Fortum Oyj (Finland). BMF will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Uniper. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — BMF generates revenues mainly through the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (‘KfW’), a national promotional bank, which promotes sustainable improvement of economic, environmental and social conditions around the world, with an emphasis on the German economy. BMF has currently no activities in the energy markets, — Uniper is an energy group headquartered in Germany, which is globally active in the physical trading of natural gas and coal, as well as the generation of electricity.

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.10951 – BMF / Uniper 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.10907 – REMONDIS / H&M / JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 462/07)

1. On 25 November 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: — Remondis Recycling International GmbH (‘Remondis’, Germany), belonging to the Rethmann group (Germany), — H&M Hennes & Mauritz International AB (‘H&M’, Sweden), belonging to the H&M group, (Sweden). Remondis and H&M 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 (‘JV’, Sweden). 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: — Remondis is a service provider conducting business within the areas of recycling, public and industrial services and water management, including but not limited to the collection, processing, recycling and selling of waste and secondary raw material. Remondis is active internationally, however its geographical focus is on Europe, Asia and Australia, — H&M is a service provider conducting business within the areas of design, purchasing, production, sales and marketing of consumer products, including but not limited to fashion, lifestyle, cosmetics and other related products. H&M is active worldwide.

3. The business activities of the JV will be the following: — The JV will be a greenfield joint venture set up for the purposes of collecting, sorting and selling used and unwanted garments and textiles. The JV’s activities will be focused on Europe.

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.10907 – REMONDIS / H&M / 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.10913 – SADCO / HACP / JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 452/09)

1. On 17 November 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: — Saudi Aramco Development Co Ltd (‘SADCO’, Saudi Arabia), controlled by Saudi Arabian Oil Company (‘Saudi Aramco’, Saudi Arabia), — Honeywell Automation and Control Products Ltd (‘HACP’, US), controlled by Honeywell International Inc. (‘Honeywell’, US), — the Joint Venture (‘JV’, Saudi Arabia). SADCO and HACP will acquire within the meaning of Articles 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 the JV.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — for SADCO: subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, wich is a joint stock company primarily engaged in prospecting, exploring, drilling and extracting hydrocarbon substances and processing, manufacturing, refining, and marketing these substances, — for HACP: subsidiary of Honeywell, which is a multinational conglomerate operating in four areas of business: aerospace; building technologies; performance materials and technologies; and safety and productivity solutions.

3. The business activities of the newly set-up JV will be the following: development, marketing, commercialisation and operation of an integrated manufacturing operations management system (iMOMS) branded as ‘Plant.Digital’, primarily active in the Gulf Cooperation Council region and Iraq.

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.10913 – SADCO / HACP / 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.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10937 – EDF DEUTSCHLAND / HAZWEI / HYPION MOTION NEUMÜNSTER JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 471/10)

1. On 2 December 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: — EDF Deutschland GmbH (‘EDF Deutschland’, Germany), a part of the EDF Group (‘EDF’, France), — HAzwei 3. Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (‘HAzwei’, Germany), a part of the E.ON Group (‘E.ON’, Germany), — Hypion Motion Neumünster GmbH & Co. KG, a newly created company (‘Target JV’, Germany). EDF Deutschland and HAzwei will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Target 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 are the following: — HAzwei holds equity interests for its parent HAzwei GmbH, the latter being active in the development of projects concerning the production and distribution of hydrogen. E.ON’s activities are generally focused on two main business areas: (i) energy networks and (ii) customer solutions (including electricity and gas retail supply, — EDF is mainly active in France and abroad in the electricity markets, and, in particular, in electricity production and wholesale supply, trading, transmission, distribution and retail supply. To a lesser extent, the EDF Group is also active in the wholesale supply of gas and in the provision of energy services.

3. The business activities of the Target JV will be the purchase of hydrogen and its selling via a hydrogen refuelling station located in Neumünster, Northern Germany.

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.10937 – EDF DEUTSCHLAND / HAZWEI / HYPION MOTION NEUMÜNSTER 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.10895 – ATHORA / AXA CUSTOMER SOLUTIONS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 466/02)

On 28 October 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 32022M10895. 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.10995 – INFINITE ELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL / CABLE CONNECTIVITY GROUP)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 492/03)

1. On 13 December 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: — Cable Connectivity Group (‘CCG’, Netherlands), — Infinite Electronics International (‘Infinite Electronics’, United States), controlled by Warburg Pincus LLC (‘Warburg Pincus’, United States). Infinite Electronics International, Inc. (and Warburg Pincus) will acquire sole control within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation of Cable Connectivity Group B.V. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Infinite Electronics is a supplier of electronic components, including aerospace, defence, broadband, and wireless infrastructure components, headquartered in the United States. It is controlled by Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm headquartered in the United States.

3. The business activities of the Target are the following: — CCG is a supplier active in the production, distribution, and assembly of specialty cables and cable connectivity solutions, headquartered in the Netherlands.

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.10995 – INFINITE ELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL / CABLE CONNECTIVITY 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.10930 – POST / BGL / BCEE / BIL / BDL / i-HUB)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 478/01)

On 5 December 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 32022M10930. 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.10859 – TRAFIGURA / ECOBAT RESOURCES STOLBERG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 8/02)

1. On 22 December 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: — Trafigura Group Pte Limited (‘Trafigura’, Singapore), — Ecobat Resources Stolberg GmbH (‘ERS’, Germany), currently controlled by Ecobat LLC (‘Ecobat’, Germany). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares. Trafigura will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of ERS.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Trafigura is an independent commodity trader, specialising in the oil, minerals and metals markets at global level, — ERS owns a lead smelting facility in Stolberg, Germany that produces lead metal, as well as other base and precious metals including doré silver and sulphuric acid, recovered as by-products of the lead smelting process.

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 no later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: M.10859 – TRAFIGURA / ECOBAT RESOURCES STOLBERG 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.10880 – DUFRY / AUTOGRILL)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 4/05)

On 20 December 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 32022M10880. 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.10940 – CPPIB / MONTAGU / UNIVERSAL INVESTMENT / JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 20/02)

On 14 December 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 32022M10940. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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