ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9090 — PSPIB/BCI/Island Timberlands)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 359/02)

On 18 September 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 32018M9090. 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.9050 — Hammerson/M&G/Highcross)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 376/07)

1. On 11 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: — Hammerson plc (‘Hammerson’, United Kingdom), — M&G Limited (‘M&G’, United Kingdom), belonging to Prudential plc (‘Prudential’, United Kingdom). Hammerson and M&G acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Highcross shopping centre in Leicester (United Kingdom), which is currently solely controlled by Hammerson. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Hammerson: commercial real estate development and ownership-management of retail property in Europe. Its portfolio includes investments in prime shopping centres in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France, retail parks in the United Kingdom and premium retail outlets across Europe, — for M&G: wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Prudential, an international financial services group. Amongst other investments, Prudential invests on behalf of its clients in property, primarily through the M&G Real Estate brand.

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.9050 — Hammerson/M&G/Highcross 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.9081 — Cinven/Generali Lebensversicherung)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 368/02)

On 1 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 32018M9081. EUR-Lex is the on-line 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.9088 — Fricke Holding/Jungheinrich/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 391/04)

1. On 19 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: — Fricke Holding GmbH (‘Fricke Holding’, Germany), — Jungheinrich AG (‘Jungheinrich’, Germany), — a newly established joint venture (Germany). Fricke Holding and Jungheinrich 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: — Fricke Holding: trade in agricultural machinery, gardening equipment, commercial vehicles and related services; single-line wholesale distribution of spare parts for agricultural machinery, gardening tools, construction equipment and heavy goods vehicles, — Jungheinrich: intralogistics, including the development, production and sale of new industrial trucks, reconditioning and sale of used industrial trucks, leasing of new and used industrial trucks, and distribution of other logistics products and logistics services, as well as the maintenance, repair and spare parts business, — the joint venture: (full-line) wholesale distribution of spare parts for industrial trucks.

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.9088 — Fricke Holding/Jungheinrich/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.9049 — E.ON/Clever/UFC Scandinavia JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 384/06)

1. On 17 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: — E.ON (Germany), — Clever A/S (‘Clever’, Denmark), controlled by SEAS-NVE. E.ON and Clever acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over a newly-created joint venture. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly-created company constituting a joint venture.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — E.ON is an energy company with activities in 3 main business areas: (i) energy networks; (ii) renewable energies; and (iii) customer solutions, including electricity and gas retail supply, — Clever is an electric mobility service provider, active in charging solutions to companies, public institutions and end customers, — The JV will develop and operate ultra-fast charging (UFC) stations for electric vehicles in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

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.9049 — E.ON/Clever/UFC Scandinavia 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.
Initiation of proceedings

(Case M.8713 — Tata Steel/thyssenkrupp/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 401/02)

On 30 October 2018, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned 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.8713 — Tata Steel/thyssenkrupp/JV, 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9006 — Deutsche Asphalt/Bunte/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 398/03)

On 21 September 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 German language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the Competition 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 32018M9006. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9073 — PAI Partners/Asmodee)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 412/02)

On 16 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 32018M9073. 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.9056 — Generali CEE/AS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 410/05)

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: — Generali CEE Holding B.V. (‘Generali CEE’, the Netherlands), controlled by Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. (‘Generali’, Italy), — Adriatic Slovenica, Zavarovalna družba, d.d. (‘AS’, Slovenia). Generali CEE acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of AS. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Generali CEE: provision of life and non-life insurance and related financial services, — AS: provision of life and non-life insurance as well as asset management services in Slovenia and Croatia.

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.9056 — Generali CEE/AS 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.9124 — Dana/Oerlikon Drive Systems)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 420/03)

1. On 9 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: — Dana Incorporated (‘Dana’, U.S.), — GrazianoFairfield AG, Pfaffikon (‘GrazianoFairfield AG’, Switzerland), controlled by OC Oerlikon Corporation AG, Pfaffikon (‘Oerlikon’, Switzerland), Dana acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of GrazianoFairfield AG. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Dana is a global supplier of driveline, sealing and thermal-management products to manufacturers of light, commercial and off-highway vehicles as well as gearboxes, hydraulic products and driveshafts for industrial stationary equipment, — GrazianoFairfield AG is a provider of gear, drive and shifting solutions for mobile vehicles and industrial 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.9124 — Dana/Oerlikon Drive Systems 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.9171 — Covanta Holding Corporation/Green Investment Group/Brockwell Energy/Earls Gate Energy Centre)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 417/12)

1. On 9 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: — Covanta Holding Corporation (‘Covanta’, United States of America), — Green Investment Group Limited (‘Green Investment Group’, United Kingdom), belonging to the group Macquarie Group Limited (‘Macquarie’, Australia), — Brockwell Energy Limited (‘Brockwell’, United Kingdom), jointly controlled by Davidson Kempner Capital Management, L.P. (United States of America) and Pioneer Point Partners LLP (United Kingdom), — Earls Gate Energy Centre Limited (‘Earls Gate JV’, Scotland, United Kingdom). Covanta and Green Investment Group, via a jointly controlled investment vehicle, and Brockwell acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Earls Gate JV. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Covanta: global sustainable waste and energy solutions business, — for Green Investment Group: green infrastructure principal investment, project delivery and management of portfolio assets, and related services, — for Brockwell: develop, own and operate interests in relation to renewable energy technologies, — for Earls Gate JV: construction and operation of a renewable energy plant in Grangemouth, Scotland.

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.9171 — Covanta Holding Corporation/Green Investment Group/Brockwell Energy/Earls Gate Energy Centre 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.8994 — Microsoft/GitHub)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 428/01)

On 19 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 32018M8994. 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.9152 — BC Partners/United Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 423/10)

1. On 16 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: — BC European Capital Management X Limited, ultimately advised by BC Partners LLP (United Kingdom), — United Group BV (The Netherlands). BC Partners LLP acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of United Group BV. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for BC Partners LLP: private equity fund, — for United Group BV: provider of telecommunications and media 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.9152 — BC Partners/United 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’).
5.

The Advisory Committee (7 Member States) agrees with the Commission’s assessment that the notified transaction is unlikely to give rise to non-horizontal effects that would lead to a significant impediment to effective competition on the markets affected by the following vertically affected links: 5.1. the EEA-wide market for chloride-based titanium dioxide pigment for use in paper laminate and the global or EEA-wide market for chloride titanium feedstocks; 5.2. the global market for leucoxene and any of the plausible EEA-wide markets for titanium dioxide pigment; and 5.3. the global market for chloride ilmenite and any of the plausible EEA-wide markets for titanium dioxide pigment.