ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10252 — Transgourmet Group/General Markets Food Iberica)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 245/19)

1. On 15 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: — General Markets Food Ibérica Group (‘GM Food’, SPAIN), controlled by Bright Food Group (CHINA); — Transgourmet Holding AG (‘Transgourmet’, SWITZERLAND), controlled by Coop-Gruppe Genossenschaft (SWITZERLAND). Transgourmet acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of GM Food. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — GM Food: distribution of daily food and near-food supplies for retailers such as supermarkets and for foodservice operators (restaurants, hotels and catering companies) in Spain mainly. — Transgourmet: procurement and wholesale supply of daily consumer goods in several EU and non-EU countries and, through the Bell Food Group, production of processed meat products, spices/condiments and a variety of convenience products.

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.10252 — Transgourmet Group/General Markets Food Iberica 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.10203 — PSA/Felbermayr/PSA Breakbulk/Coil Terminal)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 241/01)

On 11 June 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 32021M10203. 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.10211 — L Catterton/Birkenstock)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 256/02)

On 22 April 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 32021M10211. 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.10070 — Eurofiber/Proximus/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 248/06)

1. On 18 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: — Eurofiber NV (‘Eurofiber’, Belgium), — Proximus NV (‘Proximus’, Belgium), — the Joint Venture (‘JV’, Belgium). Eurofiber and Proximus acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the newly created 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: — for Eurofiber: operation of electronic communication services and networks in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Germany with a specific focus on connectivity services and networks over fiber to business customers and service providers, — for Proximus: operation of fixed and mobile electronic communication services and networks for residential and business customers in Belgium, both at the retail and wholesale level, — for JV: roll-out and operation of a dense passive open Point-to-Point Fiber-To-The-X network in certain parts of the Walloon Region of Belgium. The JV will only be active at the wholesale level of the market.

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.10070 – Eurofiber/Proximus/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’).
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10324 — Bain Capital/Valeo)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 266/08)

1. On 18 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: — Bain Capital Investors, LLC (‘Bain Capital’, USA) — Valeo Foods Group Limited (‘Valeo’, Ireland) Bain Capital acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Valeo. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Bain Capital: private equity investment firm, — for Valeo: manufacturer of food products.

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.10324 — Bain Capital/Valeo 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.10289 — PSP/Aviva/10 Station Road)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 262/02)

On 29 June 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 32021M10289. 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.10252 — Transgourmet Group/General Markets Food Iberica)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 282/01)

On 7 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 32021M10252. 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.10271 - Lixil/Schüco/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 272/06)

1. On 30 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: — Lixil Corporation (‘Lixil’, Japan), — Schüco International KG (‘Schüco’, Germany), belonging to the group Otto Fuchs Beteiligungen KG (‘Otto Fuchs Group’, Germany), — Schueco Japan K.K. (‘JV’, Japan), an existing undertaking solely controlled by Schüco to be transformed to the joint venture. Lixil and Schüco acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger-Regulation joint control of Schueco Japan K.K. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Lixil: Manufacturing of building materials and housing equipment. — for Schüco: Development and sale of system solutions made of aluminium, steel and uPVC for building envelopes. — for Schueco Japan K.K.: Design and sales of aluminium systems, products and services in the architectural construction segment in Japan.

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.10271 - Lixil/Schüco/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.10359 — Carsales Holdings/Goldman Sachs/Eurazeo/Open Road)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 292/02)

1. On 14 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: — Carsales Holdings US, LLC (USA), controlled by carsales.com Limited (‘Carsales’, Australia), — The Goldman Sachs Group (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA), — Eurazeo SE (‘Eurazeo’, France), — Open Road Parent, LLC (‘Open Road’, USA). Carsales, Goldman Sachs and Eurazeo acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Open Road. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Carsales: online automotive, motorcycle and marine classifieds business based in Australia with operations across the Asia Pacific region, — for Goldman Sachs: provision of global investment banking, securities and investment management services to corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. — for Eurazeo: a global investment group with a diversified portfolio and focus on three asset classes: private equity, private debt and real estate. — for Open Road, through its subsidiary Trader Interactive, LLC (USA): online marketplaces and related digital marketing solutions in the United States for the sale of vehicles and equipment.

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.10359 — Carsales Holdings/Goldman Sachs/Eurazeo/Open Road 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.10169 — EPLI/SZ/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 290/09)

1. On 12 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: — EP Logistics International, a.s. (“EPLI”, Czech Republic), controlled by ENERGETICKÝ A PRŮMYSLOVÝ HOLDING, a.s. (“EPH”, Czech Republic), — SLOVENSKE ŽELEZNICE, d.o.o. ("SŽ", Slovenia), — JV (Slovenia). EPLI and SŽ acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of 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: — for EPLI: EPLI (through EP CARGO CZ, EP CARGO PL, RML and Locan) offers rail freight transport services in the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. It offers freight forwarding services, in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland and Slovakia (through EP Cargo CZ, EP Cargo PL, EP Cargo DE, Spedica and EP Intermodal), — for SŽ : the Slovenian state-owned provider of rail freight transport and freight forwarding services and rail passenger transport. Among others, companies within SŽ Group also act as railway infrastructure manager in Slovenia and as a provider of traction and inspection and maintenance services for rail vehicles, — for JV: the holding company for SŽ - Tovorni promet, d.o.o., Slovenia ("SŽ-TP") and FERSPED, d.o.o., Slovenia ("Fersped"), currently 100% owned by SŽ. SŽ-TP offers conventional and intermodal rail freight transport and some accompanying logistic services related to rail transport predominantly in Slovenia and to a smaller extent in Austria and Croatia. Fersped offers freight forwarding services in Slovenia.

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.10169 — EPLI/SZ/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’).
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M. 10367 — Platinum Equity Group/Grupo Urbaser)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 305/10)

1. On 22 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: — Platinum Equity Group (USA), — Grupo Urbaser (Spain). Platinum Equity Group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Grupo Urbaser. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Platinum Equity Group: the merger, acquisition and operation of companies that provide services and solutions to customers in a broad range of businesses, including information technology, telecommunications, logistics, metal services, manufacturing and distribution, — for Grupo Urbaser: the provision of urban services (primarily waste collection and related activities and water management services) as well as waste treatment activities (such as municipal solid waste treatment and industrial waste treatment) in more than 20 countries mainly located in Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America and South America.

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.10367 — Platinum Equity Group/Grupo Urbaser 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.
Initiation of proceedings

(Case M.10188 — Illumina/GRAIL)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 301/01)

On 22 July 2021, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.10188 — Illumina/GRAIL, to the following 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’).