ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10262 — Facebook/Kustomer)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 258/09)

1.

On 25 June 2021, 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:

— Facebook, Inc. (‘Facebook’, USA),

— Kustomer, Inc. (‘Kustomer’, USA).

Facebook acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Kustomer.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

The concentration has been referred to the Commission by the Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde, the Austrian Competition Authority, pursuant to Article 22(3) of the Merger Regulation. The referral was subsequently joined by Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Romania.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10340 — Goldman Sachs/Adapteo)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 279/05)

1. On 2 July 2021, 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: — Goldman Sachs Group, Inc (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA), — Adapteo Plc (‘Adapteo’, Finland). Goldman Sachs acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Adapteo. The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 17 May 2021.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Goldman Sachs: global investment banking, securities and investment management. It provides a range of banking, securities and investment services worldwide; — for Adapteo: modular space provider in Northern Europe, which builds, rents and sells temporary and permanent pre-fabricated modular building units for schools, day-care centres, elderly care homes, offices, temporary accommodation and events, as well as for customers within the governmental and healthcare sectors.

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.10340 — Goldman Sachs/Adapteo 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 +3222964301 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.10348 — Global Payments/Erste Group/Payone Businesses)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 269/05)

1. On 28 June 2021, 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: — Global Payments Inc. (‘Global Payments’, USA), — Erste Group Bank AG (‘Erste Group’, Austria), — The Austrian POS merchant acquiring and POS terminal provision and management businesses (the ‘PAYONE Austrian Divestment Business’) of Ingenico Group S.A. (‘Ingenico’, France), belonging to Worldline S.A. (‘Worldline’, France). Global Payments and Erste Group acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the PAYONE Austrian Divestment Business. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Global Payments: a financial services company that provides various payments solutions to merchants, issuers, businesses and consumers worldwide, — for Erste Holding: an Austrian financial services group which offers banking and financial services in Central and Eastern Europe, — for the PAYONE Austrian Divestment Business: providing point-of-sale (‘POS’) merchant acquiring services and POS terminal provision and management services in Austria.

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.10348 — Global Payments/Erste Group/Payone Businesses 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.10342 — Leonard Green & Partners/Goldman Sachs Group/AEA Investors/Visual Comfort)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 291/02)

On 15 July 2021, 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 32021M10342. 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.10303 — Astorg/Bridgepoint/Fenergo)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 288/01)

On 12 July 2021, 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 32021M10303. 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.10313 — CVC/CDPQ/WAVS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 303/02)

On 23 July 2021, 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 32021M10313. 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.10277 — Geely/Futaihua/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 299/07)

1. On 20 July 2021, 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: — Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. (‘Geely’, China), — Futaihua Industry Shenzhen Co., Ltd. (‘Futaihua’, Taiwan), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., trading as the Foxconn Technology Group (Taiwan), — a greenfield joint venture (‘Joint Venture’ China). Geely and Futaihua acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the 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 Geely: the production and sales of passenger cars worldwide, — for Futaihua: the provision of third-party electronic manufacturing services (‘EMS’) to Original Equipment Manufacturers (‘OEM’) of electronic products, such as computers, mobile phones, video game consoles and televisions, — for the Joint Venture: partial or all of OEM production and comprehensive customized consulting services in China relating to whole vehicles, parts, intelligent drive systems, automotive ecosystem platforms, electric vehicle industry value chain, etc. to automotive enterprises.

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.10277 — Geely/Futaihua/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.10307 — Oxford Properties/M7 Real Estate)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 314/08)

1. On 29 July 2021, 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: — Oxford Properties Management (UK) Limited (‘Oxord Properties’, United Kingdom) controlled by Oxford Properties Group (Canada) and belonging to the OMERS Group (Canada); — M7 Real Estate Ltd (‘M7 Real Estate’, United Kingdom). Oxord Properties acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of M7 Real Estate. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Oxord Properties: ownership, development and managment of real estate assets in Europe. — for M7 Real Estate: investment asset manager focussing on the real estate sector and, in particular, on pan-European, regional, multi-tenanted commercial real estate.

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.10307 — Oxford Properties/M7 Real Estate 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.10366 — DOCOMO/Komatsu/Landlog)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 309/10)

1. On 26 July 2021, 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: — NTT DOCOMO, Inc. (‘DOCOMO’, Japan), controlled by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (‘NTT’, Japan), — Komatsu Ltd. (‘Komatsu’, Japan), publicly owned, — Landlog Ltd. (‘Landlog’, Japan), currently wholly owned by Komatsu. DOCOMO and Komatsu acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Landlog. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for DOCOMO: main mobile phone operator in Japan, providing telecommunications services, 5G networks, ICT solutions and technical and operational services to other companies, — for Komatsu: manufacturer of construction, mining and forestry equipment, as well as diesel engines and industrial machinery such as press machines, lasers and thermoelectric generators, and — for Landlog: supplier of an IoT platform in Japan to host software applications for the construction industry to be developed by third-party app providers. In addition, Komatsu will transfer to Landlog its current Smart Construction services business which provides enterprise application software for civil engineering processes in the construction industry.

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.10366 — DOCOMO/Komatsu/Landlog 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.10362 — KKR/CD&R/Cloudera)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 330/02)

On 10 August 2021, 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 32021M10362. 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.10322 — TPG/Francisco Partners/Boomi)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 324/03)

On 16 July 2021, 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 32021M10322. 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.10405 — Alba/Swire/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 348/05)

1. On 20 August 2021, 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: — ALBA Asia Plastics Recycling Ltd. (‘ALBA’, Hong Kong), jointly controlled by Dr. Axel Schweizer and Dr. Eric Schweizer (Germany) — John Swire & Sons Ltd. (‘Swire’, United Kingdom), — ALBA Swire Plastics Recycling Ltd. (‘JV’, Hong Kong) ALBA and Swire 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 a joint venture.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — ALBA is active in different areas of recycling, such as used glass, waste wood, e-waste, organic waste, waste paper, plastics, metals and residual waste. — Swire is a conglomerate that is active in various industries, including beverages and food chain, aviation, marine services, trading & industrial and property. — The JV will be active in sourcing, collection, recovery, recycling and reprocessing of PET and high density polyethylene (‘HDPE’) plastic waste in Asia.

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.10405 — Alba/Swire/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.10344 — Accenture/Umlaut)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 333/01)

On 13 August 2021, 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 32021M10344. 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.10420 — Brookfield/Digital Realty/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 356/01)

On 30 August 2021, 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 32021M10420. 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.10236 — Goldman Sachs/Oikos)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 351/07)

On 4 May 2021, 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 32021M10236. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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