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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3374 — SR Technics/FLS Aerospace) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, building materials, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, venture capital

C 66/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

16.3.2004

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3374 — SR Technics/FLS Aerospace)

(2004/C 66/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 5 March 2004 the Commission received a 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 undertaking SR Technics (‘SRT’, United Kingdom), controlled by 3i Group plc (United
Kingdom), acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the whole
the undertakings FLS Aerospace A/S (Denmark), FLS Aerospace (United Kingdom) Limited, FLS
of
Aerospace (Ireland) Limited and Sheerwalk Services Ltd (Ireland)
referred to as ‘FLSA’),
belonging to the Danish FLS Industries A/S group (‘FLSI’), by way of purchase of shares.

(together

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— 3i Group plc: venture capital,

— SRT: provision of maintenance, repair and overhaul services for commercial aircraft

(including
enginges, landing gear, wheels and brakes). SRT also offers airframe modification and fleet management
services,

— FLSA: provision of maintenance, repair and overhaul services for aircraft airframes and components
(including auxiliary power units, landing gear, wheels and brakes). Provision of technical and logistical
services to the airline industry.

— FLSI: production and distribution of cement and cement based building materials, cement making and

mining equipment systems.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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.
reference
Observations can be sent by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
COMP/M.3374 — SR Technics/FLS Aerospace, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry,
J-70,
B-1049 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.