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

(Case M.9276 — Sika/Financière Dry Mix Solutions)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 129/02)

On 27 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 32019M9276. 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.10214 — Clearlake/TA Associates/Precisely)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 154/02)

On 23 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 32021M10214. 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.10200 — Blackstone/GIP/Cascade/Signature)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 140/05)

1. On 14 April 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: — The Blackstone Group Inc. (‘Blackstone’, USA), — Global Infrastructure Partners (‘GIP’, USA), — Cascade Investment, L.L.C. (‘Cascade’, USA), — Signature Aviation plc (‘Signature’, UK). Blackstone, GIP and Cascade acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Signature. The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 5 February 2021.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Blackstone: a global asset manager, which invests across a wide range of assets classes such as private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, growth equity and secondary funds. — for GIP: an independent infrastructure investor focused on the transport, energy, waste and water sectors. GIP’s clients include global pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and other investors. — for Cascade: a private investment entity that manages the assets of William H. Gates III. Cascade is primarily active in North America. — for Signature: an operator of a global fixed based operations network for business and general aviation travellers, providing premium flight support services, including fuel and non-fuel services, ground-handling and flight-related support for passengers, crew and aircraft. Signature also provides engine and component repair and overhaul services from locations in the USA, the UK, South America and Asia, which it has agreed to sell to a third party.

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.10200 — Blackstone/GIP/Cascade/Signature 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.10215 — CVC/Carlyle/MedRisk)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 183/01)

On 5 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 32021M10215. 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. 10181 — Entega/Viessmann/EMS/EPS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 164/04)

1. On 26 April 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: — Entega AG (‘Entega’, Germany), — Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KG (‘Viessmann’, Germany), — Energy Market Solutions GmbH (‘EMS’, Germany) and — Energy Project Solutions GmbH (‘EPS’, Germany), both currently wholly owned by Viessmann via Digital Energy Solutions GmbH & Co. KGA (Germany). Entega and Viessmann acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of EMS and Entega acquires sole control of EPS within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Entega is active in the business areas energy production, energy trading, energy supply, energy networks, public operational management and shared services, together with its subsidiaries, — Viessmann is active in manufacturing heating, industrial, and refrigeration systems including planning and implementation of efficient energy systems, — EMS provides household and commercial customised electricity products as well as smart service solutions for new energy market participants, — EPS offers consulting, planning and project management services to optimise the energy potential for companies and businesses.

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.10181 - Entega/Viessmann/EMS/EPS 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’).
3.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the conclusions reached by the Commission in the draft Decision in relation to the definition of the following relevant product markets for: a) The supply of wrist-worn wearable devices (15 Member States agree); b) The supply of licensable OSs for smart mobile devices and the supply of licensable OSs for wrist-worn wearable devices (15 Member States agree); c) The supply of app stores for a given OS platform of smart mobile devices (in particular Android app stores) and the supply of app stores for a given OS platform of wrist-worn wearable devices (in particular app stores for Wear OS and Fitbit devices) (15 Member States agree); d) The supply of general search services (15 Member States agree); e) The supply of online search advertising services and the supply of online display advertising services (15 Member States agree); f) The supply of search ad network services (14 Member States agree. 1 Member State abstains); g) The supply of display ads SSP services (14 Member States agree. 1 Member State abstains); h) The supply of display ads DSP services (14 Member States agree. 1 Member State abstains); i) The supply of display ad network services (14 Member States agree. 1 Member State abstains); j) The supply of display ads publisher ad server services (14 Member States agree. 1 Member State abstains); k) The supply of display ads advertiser ad server services (14 Member States agree. 1 Member State abstains); l) The supply of analytics services (14 Member States agree. 1 Member State abstains); m) The supply of health and fitness apps (15 Member States agree); n) The retail provision of mobile payment services (15 Member States agree); o) The supply of navigation apps offering turn-by-turn navigation (15 Member States agree); p) The supply of virtual assistants (15 Member States agree); q) The supply of digital music distribution services (15 Member States agree); r) The supply of digital translation services (15 Member States agree); s) The provision of cloud infrastructure and data analytics (15 Member States agree); t) The supply of patient monitoring (15 Member States agree); u) The provision of data for medical research and RWE (real-world evidence) (15 Member States agree); v) The supply of corporate wellness programmes (15 Member States agree).
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10203 — PSA/Felbermayr/PSA Breakbulk/Coil Terminal)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 190/04)

1. On 10 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: — PSA International Pte Ltd (‘PSA’, Singapore), — Felbermayr Holding GmbH (‘Felbermayr’, Austria), — PSA Breakbulk NV (‘PSA Breakbulk’, Belgium), controlled by PSA, — Coil Terminal NV (‘Coil Terminal’, Belgium), controlled jointly by Felbermayr and PSA. PSA and Felbermayr acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation indirect joint control of PSA Breakbulk and Coil Terminal. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for PSA: global operator of shipping terminals mainly active in the provision of stevedoring services at ports, with a particular focus on terminal services for container liner ships. PSA is also active in the logistics sector within and outside the EEA. It is ultimately owned by Temasek Holdings (Singapore), the sovereign wealth fund of the Republic of Singapore, — for Felbermayr: diversified holding company active in Transport and Lifting Technology, Building and Construction, and Maritime Logistics Services mainly within and, to a limited extent, outside the EEA, — PSA Breakbulk: general cargo (mainly steel) handler in the port of Antwerp, Belgium, — Coil Terminal: general cargo in the port of Antwerp, Belgium, specialised in the handling of steel 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.10203 — PSA/Felbermayr/PSA Breakbulk/Coil Terminal 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.10224 — OTPP/Nikky Investments/Logoplaste)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 205/01)

On 20 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 32021M10224. 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. 9854 — KHS/Ferrum)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 199/07)

1. On 17 May 2021, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) This notification concerns the following undertakings: — KHS GmbH (Germany), controlled by Salzgitter AG (Germany), — Ferrum AG (Switzerland), — Ferrum Packaging AG (Switzerland), controlled by Ferrum AG KHS GmbH and Ferrum AG acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control Ferrum Packaging AG. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for KHS GmbH: supply of machines for the filling of glass and PET bottles, cans, pouches and kegs for the beverage, food and non-food industry; for the beverage industry also supply of complete filling and packaging lines in addition to a filling machine — for Ferrum Packaging AG: supply of can seaming machines for the food and beverage packaging industry

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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. 9854 — KHS/Ferrum 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.10220 — TPG Capital/AT&T/AT&T US video business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 212/01)

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 32021M10220. 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.10228 — Advent/Mondial Relay)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 209/02)

On 28 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 32021M10228. 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.10226 — Prosegur/Euronet/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 226/01)

On 2 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 32021M10226. 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.10248 — AP/Lutech)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 219/01)

On 25. 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 32021M10248. 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.10278 — EQT/Cerba)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 244/02)

On 14 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 32021M10278. 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.10154 - BME/Saint-Gobain Distribution the Netherlands)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 234/09)

1. On 4 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: — BME Group Holding B.V. (‘BME’, the Netherlands), belonging to and indirectly controlled by The Blackstone Group Inc. — Saint-Gobain Distribution the Netherlands B.V. (the Netherlands), belonging to the Saint-Gobain Group, BME acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Saint-Gobain Distribution the Netherlands B.V. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — BME: distribution of building materials in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal and Switzerland. In the Netherlands, BME operates builders’ merchant stores under the BMN Bouwmaterialen brand and a number of ‘cash and carry’ stores as a franchisee under the Bouwmaat brand. It also operates specialist merchant stores for interior finishing products under the brand BME Wijcks and for ironmongery products under the brand BMN IJzerwaren, — Saint-Gobain Distribution the Netherlands B.V.: distribution of basic building materials in the Netherlands through the Raab Karcher, De Jager Tolhoek and Van Keulen brands. In addition, the company is active as a wholesale supplier of ceramic tiles via Tegelgroep Nederland and sanitary heating and pumbling products via Galvano Groothandel.

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.10154 – BME/Saint-Gobain Distribution the Netherlands 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’).