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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9083 — Saba Portugal/Egis Portugal/Viseu Car Park Assets)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 60/09)

1. On 5 February 2019, 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: — Saba Portugal — Parques de Estacionamento, S.A. (‘Saba Portgual’, Portugal) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Saba Infraestructuras, S.A., which is ultimately controlled by Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, ‘la Caixa’ (Spain), — Egis Road Operation Portugal, S.A. (‘Egis Portugal’, Portugal) is part of Egis Group, which is ultimately controlled by Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (France). Saba Portugal and Egis Portugal acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Viseu Car Park Assets. The concentration is accomplished by way of a concession agreement.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Saba Portugal: operation, maintenance and conservation of car parks and regulated areas (on-street parking), — for Egis Portugal: operation and maintenance of road infrastructures including the electronic and electrical equipment to support those activities, — Viseu Car Park Assets: a set of assets consisting of six car parks, three of them already operating and the remaining three to be built, and the regulated parking zone in the municipality of Viseu.

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.9083 — Saba Portugal/Egis Portugal/Viseu Car Park Assets 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.9195 — Lifeco/Hammerson/Swords Pavilions)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 76/07)

1. On 22 February 2019, 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: — Irish Life (Ireland) and Clyde Property Fund (Ireland), both controlled by Great-West Lifeco (Canada), — Hammerson (United Kingdom), — Swords Pavilions (Ireland), currently controlled by Hammerson. Great-West Lifeco and Hammerson acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Swords Pavilions. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Irish Life and Clyde Property Fund: subsidiaries of Great-West Lifeco active in retail real estate services in Ireland. Great-West Lifeco is an international financial services holding company, — for Hammerson: commercial real estate development and renting and operating of its own commercial real estate, primarily in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France, — Swords Pavilions: shopping centre located close to the airport in Dublin’s northern suburbs.

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.9195 — Lifeco/Hammerson/Swords Pavilions 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.9076 — Novelis/Aleris)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 70/08)

1. On 18 February 2019, 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: — Novelis Inc. (USA, ‘Novelis’), a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited (India), — Aleris Corporation (USA, ‘Aleris’). Novelis acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Aleris. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Novelis is a global manufacturer of semi-finished aluminium products and recycler of aluminium, — Aleris is a global manufacturer of semi-finished aluminium 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.9076 — Novelis/Aleris 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.9093 — DP World Investments/Unifeeder)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 96/01)

On 4 December 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 32018M9093. 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.9254 — MUTB/CFSGAM)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 83/09)

1. On 25 February 2019, 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: — Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (‘MUTB’, Japan), — Colonial First State Global Asset Management group (‘CFSGAM’, Australia). MUTB acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of CFSGAM. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — MUTB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (‘MUFG’), that operates globally and provides a full range of banking services. Depending on the geographical region, these include retail, corporate, and investment banking services, as well as asset management and sales and trading services, — CFSGAM is the global asset management business of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (‘CBA’). CFSGAM offers products across equities, fixed income and alternatives (property and infrastructure) for institutional investors as well as corporate/retail investors. CFSGAM is active in a number of jurisdictions, including Sydney, Edinburgh, Hong Kong, London, New York and Singapore. Outside of Australia it is also known as First State Investments (‘FSI’).

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.9254 — MUTB/CFSGAM 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.9254 — MUTB/CFSGAM)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 114/01)

On 20 March 2019, 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 32019M9254. 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.9334 — GTCR/Apax Partners/Dolphin TopCo)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 106/05)

1. On 13 March 2019, 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: — GTCR LLC (‘GTCR’, USA), — Apax Partners LLP (‘AP’, United-Kingdom), — Dolphin TopCo Inc. (‘Dolphin’, USA), controlled by AP, and indirect sole shareholder of AssuredPartners Inc. GTCR and AP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of Dolphin. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — GTCR is a private equity firm focused on investing in companies in the financial services and technology, healthcare, technology, media and telecommunications and growth business services industries, — AP is a private equity firm investing and providing investment advisory services to private equity funds in consumer, healthcare, services, telecommunication, and technology sectors, — Dolphin is the indirect sole shareholder of the operating subsidiary AssuredPartners Inc. AssuredPartners Inc. is a US-based provider of non-life insurance brokerage services, specialised in the distribution of non-life insurance and insurance related to employee benefits.

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.9334 — GTCR/Apax Partners/Dolphin TopCo 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.9120 — Carlyle/Apollo)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 123/09)

On 10 December 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 32018M9120. 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.9091 — SNAM/SGI/Sardinia Newco)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 123/07)

On 29 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 32018M9091. 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.9284 — BillerudKorsnäs Venture/ALPLA Holding/ecoXpac)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 136/08)

1. On 5 April 2019, 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: — BillerudKorsnäs Venture AB (‘BillerudKorsnäs Venture’, Sweden) controlled by BillerudKorsnäs AB (publ); — ALPLA Holding GmbH (‘Alpla Holding’ Austria), belonging to the Alpla group; — ecoXpac A/S (‘ecoXpac’ Denmark), controlled by BillerudKorsnäs Venture. BillerudKorsnäs Venture AB and ALPLA Holding acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of ecoXpac. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — BillerudKorsnäs is a manufacturer of primary fibre-based packaging materials. — ALPLA is a family operated developer and producer of plastic packaging solutions. — ecoXpac is a research and development company developing technology for moulded pulp solutions for packaging purposes. It is currently researching a solution for a paper-based bottle, which will be able to hold liquids, such as carbonated liquids, as well as powders, the concept for which is known as the ‘Green Fibre Bottle’.

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.9284 — BillerudKorsnäs Venture/ALPLA Holding/ecoXpac 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.9271 — 3i Group/TIIC Management/Aberdeen Infrastructure/DirectRoute (Fermoy))

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 126/06)

1. On 29 March 2019, 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: — 3i Group plc (‘3i’, United Kingdom), — TIIC Management S.à.r.l. (‘TIIC Management’, Luxembourg), — Aberdeen Infrastructure Partners LP Inc (‘AIPLP’, Guernsey), — DirectRoute (Fermoy) Holdings Limited (‘Fermoy HoldCo’, Ireland), having sole control over DirectRoute (Fermoy) Limited (‘FermoyCo’, Ireland). 3i, TIIC Management and AIPLP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Fermoy HoldCo. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for 3i: international investment company with two complementary businesses, Private Equity and Infrastructure, specialising in core investment markets in northern Europe and North America, — for TIIC Management: a pan-European infrastructure firm investing into mid-market infrastructure projects across Europe in both the transportation and social sectors, — for AIPLP: investment portfolio consisting of Private Finance Initiative and Public Private Partnerships (PPP) assets, — for Fermoy HoldCo: parent company of FermoyCo, which is active in the operation and maintenance of the M8 Rathcormac/Fermoy Bypass in Ireland for 30 years pursuant to a concession contract awarded in 2004.

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.9271 — 3i Group/TIIC Management/Aberdeen Infrastructure/DirectRoute (Fermoy). 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.9322 — Vista Equity Partners/TA Associates/Aptean)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 146/03)

On 16 April 2019, 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 32019M9322. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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