ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9639 — CDC/EDF/Dalkia Investissement)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 392/09)

1. On 11 November 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: — Electricité de France (‘EDF’, France), — Caisse des dépôts et consignations (‘CDC’, France), — Dalkia Investissement SAS (‘Dalkia Investissement’, France), controlled by EDF. EDF and CDC acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Dalkia Investissement. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — EDF and its subsidiaries are mainly active in the electricity sector, especially in the generation and wholesale of electricity, transportation and distribution of electricity in France and abroad. It is also active in the gas sector and in energy related services in France and abroad, — CDC is a French public institution with a special legal status, active in the management of private funds to which public authorities wish to provide special protection and in the financing of public-interest investment projects (transport, environment, transmission of electricity, etc.), — Dalkia Investissement is a holding company owning part of the shares of ELM SAS, which is responsible for the exploitation of the heat and cold networks of certain areas of the city of Lyon.

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: Case M.9639 — CDC/EDF/Dalkia Investissement 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.9611 — Pavilion Energy/Iberdrola Group (European LNG Asset Portfolio))

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 386/11)

1. On 5 November 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: — Pavilion Energy Pte. Ltd. (Singapore), controlled by Temasek Holdings Private Limited (Singapore), — European LNG Asset Portfolio (Spain), belonging to the Iberdrola group (‘Iberdrola’, Spain). Pavilion Energy acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of part(s) of Iberdrola. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Pavilion Energy is a Singapore-based integrated global LNG player active in the LNG trading as well as storage, processing and shipping. It is wholly-owned by Temasek, an investment company, — European LNG Asset Portfolio comprises a range of LNG assets including a portfolio of long-term LNG sale and procurement contracts, as well as various ancillary contracts over regasification capacity in the UK and Spain, pipeline capacity at the Spanish-French border as well as the time-charter of a newly built MEGI LNG vessel.

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.9611 — Pavilion Energy/Iberdrola Group (European LNG Asset Portfolio) 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.9424 — NVIDIA/Mellanox)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 398/05)

1. On 14 November 2019, 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: — NVIDIA Corporation (‘NVIDIA’, USA), — Mellanox technologies, Ltd. (‘Mellanox’, Israel). NVIDIA enters into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation with Mellanox. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for NVIDIA: suppy of graphics processing unit (‘GPU’)-based visual computing and accelerated computing platforms for gaming, professional visualization, datacenter, and automotive applications, — for Mellanox: supply of network interconnect products and solutions that facilitate efficient data transmission within datacenters, based on the Ethernet and InfiniBand network interconnect solutions.

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.9424 — NVIDIA/Mellanox Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9590 — Oaktree/RAFI)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 395/08)

1. On 15 November 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: — Oaktree Capital Group, LLC (‘Oaktree’, United States), — RAFI GmbH & Co. KG (‘RAFI’, Germany). Oaktree acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of RAFI. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Oaktree: investment management company focused on corporate credit, private equity, real assets and listed equity. Oaktree’s investments relate to various industries such as production, health care, textile, travel, mining and media. Oaktree is jointly controlled by Oaktree Capital Group Holdings, L.P. and Brookfield Asset Management Inc., — for RAFI: developer and manufacturer of electronic components and human-machine interface solutions as well as provider of electronic manufacturing 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.9590 — Oaktree/RAFI 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.9573 — Brookfield/Iridium/Global Borealis)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 405/01)

On 25 November 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 32019M9573. 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.9671 — Apollo/Blue Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 402/10)

1. On 20 November 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: — Apollo Capital Management, L.P. (‘Apollo’, United States of America). — Blue Group Hold Co Limited (‘Blue Group’, United Kingdom). Apollo acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of the whole of Blue Group. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Apollo: investments in companies and debt issued by companies involved in various businesses throughout the world, — for Blue Group: retail supply of home furniture in the United Kingdom under the brands Harveys Furniture and Bensons for Beds.

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.9671 — Apollo/Blue 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.9562 — Alight Solutions/NGA Human Resources)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 414/01)

On 29 October 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 32019M9562. 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.9589 — Fedrigoni/Ritrama Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 409/09)

1. On 22 November 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: — Fedrigoni S.p.A (‘Fedrigoni’, Italy), ultimately controlled by Bain Capital Investors L.L.C. (USA), — Ri.Tra.Ma. Rink Trading and Manufacturing S.p.A., Coating Ricofin S.r.l. and Eurotac S.r.l. Fedrigoni S.p.A. (together ‘Ritrama Group’, all Italy). Fedrigoni acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Ritrama Group. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Fedrigoni is active in the production and sale of various types of paper, including graphic or fine paper, security paper and solutions, self-adhesive labelstock (‘SAL’) and stationery, — Ritrama Group focuses on the production and distribution of SAL.

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.9589 — Fedrigoni/Ritrama 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.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9656 — CD&R/Anixter)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 424/08)

1. On 10 December 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: — Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund X, L.P. (‘CD&R’, United States), — Anixter International Inc. (‘Anixter’, United States). CD&R acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Anixter. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CD&R: private equity investment group, which originates, structures and acts as a lead equity investor in management buyouts, strategic minority equity investments and other strategic investments, — for Anixter: global distributor of network & security solutions, electrical & electronic solutions, and utility power solutions.

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.9656 — CD&R/Anixter 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.9693 — Liberty/Aleris Divestment Business)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 420/10)

1. On 4 December 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: — Liberty House Group Pte. Ltd (‘Liberty’, Singapore) — Aleris Divestment Business (‘Aleris DB’, Belgium) Liberty acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the Aleris DB. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Liberty: metals recycling, manufacture of steel, manufacture of aluminium and engineering products, — for Aleris DB: manufacture and sale of aluminium flat-rolled products, including in particular aluminium automotive body sheets and heat exchanger.

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.9693 — Liberty/Aleris Divestment Business 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

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.9643 — ENGIE/Versicherungskammer/Portfolio Companies)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 431/07)

Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004

On 20 November 2019, the European Commission received notification (1) of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (‘Merger Regulation’).

On 18 December 2019, the notifying parties informed the Commission that they withdrew their notification.

(1) Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 405, 2.12.2019, p. 15.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9627 — APG/Elecnor/CC&I)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 428/04)

On 13 December 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 32019M9627. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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