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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10270 — SMO PSA/CDC/Swissterminal/Euro Rhein Ports JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 193/06)

1. On 11 May 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: — Syndicat Mixte pour la Gestion des Ports du Sud Alsace (‘SMO PSA’, France), — Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (‘CDC’, France), — Swissterminal AG (‘Swissterminal’, Switzerland), — Ports of Huningue-Village-Neuf, of Ottmarsheim and of Ile Napoléon (‘Ports de Mulhouse-Rhin’, France). SMO PSA, CDC and Swissterminal acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Ports de Mulhouse-Rhin through a newly created joint venture known as Euro Rhein Ports, France. The concentration is accomplished by way of a concession agreement.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for SMO PSA: public establishment grouping French local authorities and public entities with authority over Ports de Mulhouse-Rhin, — for CDC: French special status public establishment active in public service and open-market business activities in support of the general interest and France’s economic development, — for Swissterminal: provider of container handling services and freight services from terminals located in the Basel and Zürich area, Switzerland, — Euro Rhein Ports: operation of the Ports de Mulhouse-Rhin by means of a thirty-year delegation from SMO PSA.

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.10270 — SMO PSA/CDC/Swissterminal/Euro Rhein Ports 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.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10238 — Nordic Capital/LEO Foundation/LEO Pharma)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 207/04)

1. On 21 May 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: — Nordic Capital Fund X (‘Nordic Capital’, Jersey), — LEO Foundation (‘LEO Foundation’, Denmark), — LEO Pharma A/S (‘LEO Pharma’, Denmark). Nordic Capital and LEO Foundation acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of LEO Pharma. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Nordic Capital is a group of private equity funds focusing on investments primarily in the Nordic region of Europe and selected Northern European sectors. Nordic Capital invests across a wide range of industries but has a particular focus on healthcare, technology and payments, financial services, industrial and business services and consumer products, — LEO Foundation is a private foundation established under Danish law which apart from LEO Pharma does not control any other operating undertakings and which is itself not controlled by any other entities. LEO Foundation’s financial assets are held in LEO Holding, where the investments activities of the LEO Foundation are carried out, — LEO Pharma is headquartered in Denmark and develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products to be used predominantly for treatment of dermatological and thrombotic diseases.

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.10238 — Nordic Capital/LEO Foundation/LEO Pharma 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.10219 — Cerberus/Koch Industries/PQ Performance Chemicals)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 201/05)

On 10 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 32021M10219. 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.10267 — Hellman & Friedman/Genstar/Enverus)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 218/01)

On 1 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 32021M10267. 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.10282 — ICG/Infra Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 210/08)

1. On 26 May 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: — Intermediate Capital Group plc (‘ICG’) (United Kingdom), — Infra International NV (‘Infra Group’) (Belgium). ICG acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Infra Group. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — ICG: a UK-based investment firm, with investments in various companies across Europe, Asia Pacific and the US. These companies include ennit Group, a German-based telephony and internet services company which owns and leases networks under its brand TNG. Its subsidiaries Stadtnetze Nord and Glasfaser Nord provide infrastructure network services necessary for the expansion of TNG’s fibre-optic network, — Infra Group: an infrastructure works provider (electricity, water & sewage, gas & district heating, telecom, earthmoving, industry, and public lighting). It offers a full range of services from design, engineering and installation to the maintenance of infrastructure networks. Infra Group is active in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Germany. It is currently envisaged that, at the closing of the notified transaction, Infra Group will also have completed the acquisition of the Graf group, a German civil engineering company that provides network construction 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. 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.10282 — ICG/Infra 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’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10270 — SMO PSA/CDC/Swissterminal/Euro Rhein Ports JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 231/01)

On 9 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 32021M10270. 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.9971 — P27 NPP/Bankgirot)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 221/05)

1. On 3 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: — Danske Bank A/S (‘Danske Bank’, Denmark), — Nordea Bank Abp (‘Nordea’, Finland) — OP Corporate Bank plc (‘OP’, Finland), — Svenska Handelsbanken AB (‘Handelsbanken’, Sweden), — Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (‘SEB’, Sweden), — Swedbank AB (‘Swedbank’, Sweden) — P27 Nordic Payments Platform AB (‘P27 NPP’, Sweden), and, — Bankgirocentralen BGC AB (‘Bankgirot’, Sweden). Danske Bank, Nordea, OP, Handelsbanken, SEB and Swedbank acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of P27 NPP (directly) and Bankgirot (indirectly through P27 NPP). The concentration is accomplished by (i) way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture, in the case of the creation of P27 NPP and (ii) by way of purchase of shares, in the case of the acquisition of Bankgirot by P27 NPP.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Danske Bank, Nordea, OP, Handelsbanken, SEB and Swedbank: six banking groups active primarily in the Nordics, offering a wide-range of financial services including among others, payment services; — for P27 NPP: a pan-Nordic payment platform currently under development with the aim of establishing a real-time multi-currency and cross border payment infrastructure across the Nordic region (including Denmark, Finland, Sweden and potentially Norway). P27 NPP will also offer pan-Nordic value-added payment services; — for Bankgirot: the current provider of the underlying infrastructure for processing payments and payment information as well as other value-added payment services in Sweden.

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. 9971 — P27 NPP/Bankgirot 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.10318 — Apollo Management/Verizon Media Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 245/18)

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: — Investment funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Management, L.P. (‘Apollo Management’, USA), — Verizon Media Netherlands B.V., (the Netherlands) and Oath Inc. (USA) and certain subsidiaries (together, the ‘Verizon Media Group’) Apollo acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the Verizon Media Group. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Apollo Management: portfolio investments, — for Verizon Media Group: media and technology activities.

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.10318 — Apollo Management/Verizon Media 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’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10264 — SoftBank/Altor Fund Manager/Iyuno)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 241/07)

1. On 11 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: — SoftBank Group (‘SoftBank’, Japan), — Altor Fund Manager AB (‘Altor Fund Manager’, Sweden), — Iyuno Sweden Holding I AB (‘Iyuno’, Sweden). SoftBank and Altor Fund Manager acquire joint control over Iyuno, currently solely controlled by Altor Fund Manager, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for SoftBank: SoftBank is the parent company of a global portfolio of subsidiaries and affiliates involved in advanced telecommunications, internet services, Internet of Things, robotics and clean energy technology providers, — for Altor Fund Manager: Altor Fund Manager is the fund manager of a group of private equity funds, including Altor Fund IV which is the Altor fund having made the investment in Iyuno. Altor Fund IV is a private equity fund which focuses on investments in the mid-market segment of the Nordic region, — for Iyuno: a global entertainment technology and media localization company. Iyuno provides dubbing, subtitling and media engineering services in over 100 languages to the media and entertainment industry. The company operates a network of recording studios worldwide, consisting of 67 fully owned local facilities, spanning across 34 countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

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.10264 — SoftBank/Altor Fund Manager/Iyuno 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.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10335 — PAI/Gapave/Apave)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 256/04)

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: — PAI Partners SAS (‘PAI’, France); — Association Gapave (‘Gapave’, France); — Apave SA and Elansym SAS (‘Apave Group’, France), controlled by Gapave. PAI and Gapave acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Apave Group. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for PAI: a private equity firm, mainly active in Europe, whose main investment sectors are consumer goods, industrial goods, distribution, health and business services; — for Gapave: an association governed by the French Law of 1 July 1901 with sole control of the Apave Group; — for the Apave Group; companies mainly active in France in the field of control of technical, human and environmental risks and in training related in particular to risk control.

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 any observations they may have on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission no later than ten days following the date on which this notification is published. The following reference should always be specified: M.10335 — PAI/Gapave/Apave Observations can be sent to the Commission by e-mail, 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.10333 — B&C KB/Atlas Flexibles)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 248/04)

1. On 17 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: — B&C KB Holding GmbH (‘B&C Group’, Austria), — Atlas Flexibles GmbH, (‘Atlas Flexibles’, Germany). B&C Group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Atlas Flexibles. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for B&C Group: investment in several companies, in line with long-term strategic considerations, — for Atlas Flexibles: production and sale of flexible packaging products and trading of raw materials for its manufacture.

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.10333 — B&C KB/ATLAS FLEXIBLES 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.