Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2368 — Gilde/CapVis/Soudronic) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-02-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, merger control

C 58/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

23.2.2001

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2368 (cid:151) Gilde/CapVis/Soudronic)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 58/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 February 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertakings Gilde Buy-Out Fund II BV (Gilde), belonging to the group Co(cid:246)peratieve Centrale
Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA (Rabobank, Netherlands), and CapVis (CI) Ltd (CapVis, Channel Islands),
belonging to the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) group, acquire, within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the undertaking Soudronic Holding AG (Soudronic, Switzerland),
by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.
2.
(cid:151) Gilde: venture capital fund,
(cid:151) Rabobank: banking and financial services,
(cid:151) CapVis: private equity organisation,
(cid:151) UBS: banking,
(cid:151) Soudronic: manufacture of metal packaging production systems, production of machinery for welding

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

of metal parts and components.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under
the procedure set out in the notice.
4.
proposed operation.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.2368 (cid:151) Gilde/CapVis/Soudronic, to:
European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.

their possible observations on the

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2079 (cid:151) Raytheon/Thales/JV)

(2001/C 58/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 15 February 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertakings Raytheon Company (USA) and Thomson-CSF (France) acquire, within the
joint control of a newly created company constituting a
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
joint venture.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.