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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10302 — Standard Industries/Grace)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 244/12)

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: — Standard Industries Holding Inc. (‘Standard Industries’, USA), — W.R.Grace & Co. (‘Grace’, USA). Standard Industries acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Grace. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Standard Industries is a global holding company with interests in the building materials industry. Standard Industries is mainly active in the manufacture and sale of commercial and residential roofing and other construction products, — Grace is engaged in the production and sale of a selection of specialty chemicals and materials on a global basis.

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.10302 — Standard Industries/Grace 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.9936 — Imabari Shipbuilding/JFE/IHI/Japan Marine United)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 236/02)

On 16 December 2020, 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 32020M9936. 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.10282 — ICG/Infra Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 254/01)

On 18 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 32021M10282. 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.10241 — Colony Capital/Liberty Global/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 245/04)

On 18 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 32021M10241. 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.10351 — BDT Capital Partners/Culligan Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 266/07)

1. On 22 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: — BDT Capital Partners, LLC (‘BDT’, United States), — Culligan Group, which is currently solely controlled by Advent International Corporation (‘Advent’, United States) and currently operates via AI Aqua (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l. and its various subsidiaries. BDT acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Culligan Group. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for BDT: BDT is a merchant bank specialised in investments in family-owned and founder-led businesses. BDT currently has 18 controlled portfolio companies active globally, — for Culligan Group: Culligan is an international provider of water treatment solutions, engaged in the business of developing and distributing water treatment products for homes, businesses and industrial facilities as well as portable, ‘on-the-go’, solutions. It specialises in the provision of a wide variety of water treatment products, including softening and filtration systems, water coolers, reverse osmosis systems, desalination, membrane solutions and deionisers. In addition, it offers in-home water testing, design and installation services, on-site water analysis and commercial equipment and 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.10351 — BDT Capital Partners/Culligan 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.10202 — EQT/Investindustrial/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 258/02)

On 16 Juni 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 32021M10202. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Official Journal of the European Union

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.10273 — ArcelorMittal/Liberty Steel France)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 279/02)

On 4 June 2021, the European Commission received notification (1) of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) (‘Merger Regulation’).

On 2 July 2021, the notifying party informed the Commission that it withdrew its notification.

(1) OJ C 226, 14.6.2021, p. 9.

(2) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10286 – bpost bank)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 269/07)

1. On 29 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: — BNP Paribas Fortis S.A./N.V. (‘BNPPF’, Belgium), — bpost bank N.V. / bpost banque S.A. (‘bpost bank’, Belgium), jointly controlled by BNPPF and bpost S.A. (‘bpost’, Belgium). BNPPF acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of bpost bank. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. Both undertakings provide banking services to a wide range of customers (including individuals and corporate customers). The undertakings also distribute life insurance products to their customers.

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.10286 – BNPPF – bpost bank 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.10326 — Allianz Holding/Santander/Aviva Companies/Santander Aviva Companies)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 291/05)

1.

On 14 July 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:

— Allianz Holding eins GmbH (‘Allianz’, Austria), belonging to Allianz Group controlled by Allianz SE (Germany),

— Santander Bank Polska S.A. (‘Santander’, Poland), belonging to Santander Group controlled by Banco Santander, S.A (Spain),

— Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń Na Życie S.A. (‘Aviva Life’, Poland), Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń Ogólnych S.A. (‘Aviva GI’, Poland), and Aviva Investors Poland Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych S.A. (‘Aviva Investors’, Poland) (together ‘the Aviva Companies’), currently solely controlled by Aviva International Holdings Ltd (‘Aviva’, UK),

— Santander Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń Na Życie S.A. (‘Santander Aviva Life’, Poland) and Santander Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń S.A. (‘Santander Aviva GI’, Poland) (together ‘the Santander Aviva Companies’), currently jointly controlled by Aviva and Santander.

Allianz acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the Aviva Companies, and Allianz and Santader acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Santander Aviva Companies. The two transactions are interdependent and constitute a single concentration constituting the acquisition of control within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10337 – BC PARTNERS/VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS/EAB GLOBAL)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 284/05)

1. On 9 July 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: — BC Partners LLP (‘BC Partners’, United Kingdom), — Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (‘Vista’, USA) — EAB Global, Inc. (‘EAB Global’, USA) BC Partners and Vista acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4)of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of EAB Global, which is currently solely controlled by funds managed by Vista. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for BC Partners: international investment firm providing advisory services to financial investors, — for Vista: investment firm focused on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, — for EAB Global: company providing best practices research, student success management software and data-enabled enrolment solutions to the not-for-profit higher education and K-12 markets.

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.10337 – BC PARTNERS/VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS/EAB GLOBAL 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.10268 — SYNNEX/Tech Data)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 303/03)

On 23 July 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 32021M10268. 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.10345 — Equistone Partners Europe/CVG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 299/04)

On 20 July 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 French 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 32021M10345. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Initiation of proceedings

(Case M.10262 — Facebook/Kustomer)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 314/01)

On 2 August 2021, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.10262 — Facebook/Kustomer, to the following address:

European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10308 — Castik/Abry/RG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 309/06)

On 14 July 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 32021M10308. 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.10369 — APG/Stockholms Stadshus/Stockholm Exergi Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 330/01)

On 11 August 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 32021M10369. 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.10346 — ICG/Circet)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 324/01)

On 26 July 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 32021M10346. 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.10414 — Apollo Management/AS Graanul)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 348/04)

1. On 23 August 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: — Apollo Management, L.P. (‘Apollo’, USA), — AS Graanul Invest (‘Graanul’ Estonia). Apollo acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Graanul. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Apollo Managment: global asset management and portfolio investments, i.a. in education, insurance, financial services, lighting and leisure businesses, — for Graanul: it operates biomass and biofuel production facilities, combined heat and power plants and bioenergy plants in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the USA.

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.10414 — Apollo Management/AS Graanul 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.