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Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10064 - AnaCap/Carrefour/Market Pay)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 38/02)

1. On 27 January 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: — AnaCap Financial Partners III, L.P (UK), controlled by AnaCap Group Holdings Limited (‘AnaCap’, UK), — Carrefour S.A. (‘Carrefour’, France), — Market Pay SAS (‘Market Pay’, France), currently controlled by Carrefour. AnaCap and Carrefour acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Market Pay. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for AnaCap: a private equity fund based in the UK and established in 2005. Since inception AnaCap has sponsored the raising of funds that make investments in business opportunities in the European financial services sector. AnaCap Financial Partners III, L.P is the third private equity fund raised by AnaCap; — for Carrefour: a French-headquartered global group specializing in the retail business of food products and non-food products (e.g. gas station, travel agency, and retail bank); — for Market Pay: a payment solutions provider based in France and founded in 2016 by Carrefour.

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.10064 — AnaCap/Carrefour/Market Pay 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.10084 — ACP/Marubeni/Toho Gas/GGND)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 54/01)

On 1 February 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 32021M10084. 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.10123 - PPG/Tikkurila)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 47/09)

1. On 3 February 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: — PPG Industries, Inc. (‘PPG’, USA), — Tikkurila Oyj (‘Tikkurila’, Finland) PPG acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Tikkurila. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for PPG: the worldwide production and sale of coatings and specialty materials, — for Tikkurila: the production and sale of decorative and industrial coatings.

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.10123 — PPG/Tikkurila 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.10151 - LINDE/SIPCHEM/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 65/10)

1. On 18 February 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: — Linde GmbH (‘Linde’, Germany), — Sahara International Petrochemical Company (‘Sipchem’, Saudi Arabia), — a newly created joint venture (the ‘JV’, Saudi Arabia). Linde and Sipchem acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the JV. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Linde: Linde GmbH forms part of a multinational group of companies ultimately owned by Linde plc that mainly focus on gases and engineering services, — for Sipchem: Sipchem is the ultimate parent of a group of companies that is active in the production and marketing of basic and intermediate petrochemical products. — for the JV: the JV will be active in the onsite supply of industrial gases in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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.10151— Linde/Sipchem/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.
Official Journal of the European Union

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10190 — OTPP/KKR/Caruna Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 61/06)

1. On 15 Febuary 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: — Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (‘OTPP’, Canada), — KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, USA), — Caruna Group (Finland). OTPP and KKR acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Caruna Group. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for OTPP: the administration of pension benefits and the investment of pension plan assets of teachers in the Canadian province of Ontario, — for KKR: a global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate and credit, — for Caruna Group: it operates an electricity distribution network for approximately 700,000 customers in South, Southwest and West Finland, as well as in the city of Joensuu, the sub-region of Koillismaa and Satakunta.

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.10190 — OTPP/KKR/Caruna 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.9802 — Liberty Global/DPG Media/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 71/03)

On 12 August 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 32020M9802. 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.10145 — American Industrial Partners/Personal Care Business of Domtar)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 66/09)

On 4 February 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 32021M10145. 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.9285 — SEGRO/PSPIB/Oignies Site)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 81/03)

On 20 March 2019, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9285. 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.9926 — ADI/Maxim)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 76/07)

1. On 24 February 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: — Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI, USA), — Maxim Integrated Prodcuts (Maxim, USA). ADI acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Maxim. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for ADI: ADI designs, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of solutions, including integrated circuits, algorithms, software and subsystems that use analogue, mixed-signal and digital signal processing technologies. ADI’s products serve customers across the globe in a number of sectors, including the industrial, communications, automotive and consumer sectors. — for Maxim: Maxim designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of analogue, mixed-signal and digital integrated circuits. Its products serve customers in diverse geographic locations in the automotive, communications and data centre, computing, consumer and industrial sectors.

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.9926 ADI/Maxim 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.10167 — Continental/Light control units business of OSRAM Continental)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 90/04)

1. On 10 March 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:

— Continental AG (‘Continental’, Germany),

— The light control units business of OSRAM Continental GmbH (‘OSRAM Continental’, Germany), controlled by OSRAM GmbH (‘OSRAM’, Germany).

Continental acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the light control units business of OSRAM Continental. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Continental: the manufacture and supply of various components and spare parts, notably for the automotive industry, — for the light control units business of OSRAM Continental: the manufacture and supply of light control units used to control automotive lighting systems.

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.10167 — Continental/Light control units business of OSRAM Continental

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.10039 — Kronospan Holdings/M Kaindl)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 83/06)

1. On 5 March 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: — Kronospan Holdings P.L.C. (Germany, ‘Kronospan’), controlled by Peter Kaindl — M. Kaindl OG. (Austria, the ‘M. Kaindl’), currently currently jointly controlled by Peter Kaindl and Ines Benes-Kaindl. Kronospan acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of M. Kaindl. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Kronospan is active worldwide in the production and sale of wood-based panels and their finishing, — M. Kaindl is active in the markets for wood-based materials, including raw and coated particleboard, raw and coated Medium Density Fibreboard (‘MDF’), High Density Fibreboard (‘HDF’), laminate flooring, components and decorative laminate.

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.10039 — Kronospan Holdings/M Kaindl 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.10179 — Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft/KiK Textilien und Non-Food)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 103/02)

On 18 March 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 German language 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 32021M10179. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10166 — Latour Capital/Watling Street Capital Partners/Funecap Groupe)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 96/03)

On 11 March 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 32021M10166. 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.10180 — BH Holding/TEDi)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 129/05)

On 24 March 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 German language 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 32021M10180. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

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