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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9060 — HP/Apogee)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 340/09)

1. On 17 September 2018, 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: — HP Inc. (‘HP’, United States), — Apogee Group Limited (‘Apogee’, United Kingdom). HP acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Apogee. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for HP: the manufacture and sale of electronic devices, including personal computers and printers, — for Apogee: the provision of managed print services to business users, primarily in the United Kingdom. Such services generally comprise a flexible combination of printer hardware, consumables, software, maintenance, workflow management, consulting, training and other related services.

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.9060 — HP/Apogee 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’).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8955 — Takeda/Shire)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 355/05)

1. On 28 September 2018, 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: — Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (‘Takeda’, Japan), and — Shire plc (‘Shire’, Jersey). Takeda acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Shire. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are as follows: — Takeda is a global pharmaceutical company with a particular focus on oncology, gastroenterology, neuroscience and vaccines. — Shire is a global biopharmaceutical company and specialises in the treatment of rare diseases across therapeutic areas.

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.8955 — Takeda/Shire 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.8993 — Huaxin/Juniper/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 347/08)

1. On 21 September 2018, 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: — China Huaxin Post and Telecom Technologies Co., Ltd (‘Huaxin’, PRC), — Juniper Networks International B.V. (‘Juniper’, United States), and — Shanghai Huaxin Juniper Networks Co., Ltd (‘JV’, United States). Huaxin and Juniper acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the JV. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting the joint venture.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Huaxin is a wholly PRC State-owned industrial investment company that focuses on telecommunication solutions, optical fibre and cable and radio frequency, enterprise network and cloud computing, and system software, — Juniper designs, develops, and sells routing, switching and security products and services for high-performance networks, — The JV will be engaged in research, development, sale, marketing, manufacturing, distribution and service of network switches, network routers, and network security products in the PRC.

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.8993 — Huaxin/Juniper/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.8941 — EQT/Widex/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 368/09)

1. On 4 October 2018, 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: — Sivantos Pte. Ltd. (‘Sivantos’, Singapore), controlled by EQT VI Limited and EQT Fund Management SARL (together referred to as ‘EQT’), — Widex A/S (‘Widex’, Denmark), controlled by Widex Holding A/S (‘Widex Holding’), — MergeCo A/S, a newly created entity (‘JV’, Denmark). Widex Holding and EQT acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over the JV, combining the activities of Widex and Sivantos. 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: — Sivantos: global manufacturer and supplier of hearing aids and hearing accessories, — Widex: global manufacturer and supplier of hearing aids and hearing accessories, — the JV: global manufacturer and supplier of hearing aids and hearing accessories.

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.8941 — EQT/Widex/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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8974 — Procter & Gamble/Merck Consumer Healthcare Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 365/01)

On 27 August 2018, 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 32018M8974. 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.9092 — EQT Fund Management/Saur)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 382/01)

On 15 October 2018, 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 32018M9092. 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.9125 — Klio/Bertelsmann/Holtzbrinck/Skoobe)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 375/06)

1. On 9 October 2018, 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: — Skoobe GmbH (‘Skoobe’, Germany), — Klio GmbH (‘Klio’, Germany), — Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH & Co. KG (‘Holtzbrinck’, Germany), — Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH (‘Random House’, Germany), controlled by Bertelsmann SE & Co KGaA (‘Bertelsmann’, Germany), — Arvato CRM Solutions GmbH (‘Arvato’, Germany), also controlled by Bertelsmann. Klio, Holtzbrinck, Random House and Arvato acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Skoobe. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Skoobe offers the temporary rental of e-books over its online platform www.skoobe.de and via its own app. — Klio is active as a book retailer via its subsidiary Thalia Bücher GmbH. — Holtzbrinck is an in Stuttgart based international media company that is active in trade-book publishing, education and science, newspapers and magazines as well as electronic media and services. — Random House is a German publishing house of Bertelsmann active in the area of fictional and non-fictional books, books for children and adolesecents, audio and e-books. Random House is controlled by Bertelsmann, an international media, services and education group present in about 50 countries with activities in TV, radio, book and newspaper publishing, music as well as other media and communication services. — Arvato is an international service company of Bertelsmann offering various technical services i.a. in the area of logistics, customer service and management, finance and information technology solutions.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under 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.9125 — Klio/Bertelsmann/Holtzbrinck/Skoobe 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.9077 — PSPIB/Brookfield/Quadreal/BREP Brazil/Brookfield Brazil Retail)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 395/04)

1. On 23 October 2018, 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: — Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSPIB’, Canada), — Brookfield Asset Management Inc (‘Brookfield’, Canada), — QuadReal Property Group Limited Partnership (‘QuadReal’, Canada), controlled by British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (“BCI”, Canada), — BREP Brazil Private Limited (‘BREP’, Singapore), controlled by GIC Realty Private Limited (‘GIC Realty’, Singapore), — Brookfield Brazil Retail Fundo de Investimentos em Participações Multiestratégia (‘Brookfield Brazil Retail Fund’, Brazil). PSPIB, Brookfield, QuadReal and BREP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Brookfield Brazil Retail Fund, currently controlled by Brookfield. The concentration is accomplished by way of contract.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for PSPIB: pension investment manager with a diversified global portfolio including stocks, bonds and other fixed-income securities as well as investments in private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt, — for Brookfield: investment in real estate, infrastructure, renewable power and private equity, — for QuadReal: real estate asset management and related services to the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, — for BREP: ownership of real estate assets held by GIC Realty on behalf of the government of Singapore, — for Brookfield Brazil Retail Fund: indirectly owns and operates shopping centres in Brazil.

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.9077 — PSPIB/Brookfield/Quadreal/BREP Brazil/Brookfield Brazil Retail 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 +32 229-64301 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.9102 — Carlyle/Investindustrial/B&B Italia/Louis Poulsen/Flos)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 388/01)

On 9 October 2018, 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 32018M9102. 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.9117 — Saudi Aramco/Arlanxeo)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 403/01)

On 25 October 2018, 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 32018M9117. 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.9105 — Rhône Capital/Maxam)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 400/01)

On 26 October 2018, 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 32018M9105. 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.9144 — Michael Kors/Gianni Versace)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 414/04)

On 7 November 2018, 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 32018M9144. 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.9137 — Rehau/MB Barter & Trading)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 412/09)

1. On 5 November 2018, 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: — REHAU Verwaltungszentrale AG (‘Rehau’, Switzerland), belonging to the Rehau group, — MB Barter & Trading Holding AG (‘MBT’, Switzerland). Rehau acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of MBT. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Rehau: system and service provider for polymer-based solutions for construction, automotive and industrial applications, — for MBT: active in the production and supply of standard polymers, PET and other petrochemical products such as rubber.

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.9137 — Rehau/MB Barter & Trading 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.8984 — HG/Vista/Allocate)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 422/02)

On 22 August 2018, 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 32018M8984. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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