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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4776 — Investcorp/Icopal) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, building materials, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control

3.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 149/9

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4776 — Investcorp/Icopal)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 149/09)

1.
On 26 June 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Investcorp Investment
Holding Ltd (‘Investcorp’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council
Regulation control of the whole of Icopal A/S (‘Icopal’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Investcorp: private equity fund;

— for Icopal: manufacturing of roofing materials and products for the building industry.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under 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.

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

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference number COMP/M.4776 — Investcorp/Icopal, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.