Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2477 — Atle/Pricerunner JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-10-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, provision of services, telecommunications industry

3.10.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 279/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2477 (cid:151) Atle/Pricerunner JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 279/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 25 September 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
1.
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 Atle AB, a Swedish company (Atle), Bonnier Venture AB, a
Swedish company (Bonnier), the latter a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swedish-based media group
Bonnier AB, NewMedia Spark AB, a Swedish company (NewMedia) and TDC A/S, a Danish company
(TDC) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the undertaking
Pricerunner AB (Pricerunner),
incorporated under Swedish Law, by way of purchase of shares in a
company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Atle:

investor in unlisted companies with growth prospects, going through the acquisition, devel-

opment and divestment of businesses,

(cid:151) Bonnier: investor in new projects within the Internet and new technologies sectors, having the potential

to develop quickly,

(cid:151) NewMedia: investor in high-growth early stage companies in the technology media telecom (TMT)

sectors,

(cid:151) TDC: provider of telecommunication services in Denmark. It also offers services spanning within
mobile telephony and infrastructure, data communication, directory inquiry services, cable television,
Internet portals,

(cid:151) Pricerunner: provider of price comparison services on the Internet to consumers in Sweden, Denmark,

France and the UK.

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 simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
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.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

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.2477 (cid:151) Atle/Pricerunner JV, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.

(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.