Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6233 — Fred. Olsen Energy Wind/DONG Energy Power Holding/Novasion/Aalborg Universitet/Universal Foundation) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-07-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, exchange of information, merger control, wind energy








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2.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 193/21





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6233 — Fred. Olsen Energy Wind/DONG Energy Power Holding/Novasion/Aalborg Universitet/Universal Foundation)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 193/10






1.


On 23 June 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings FOEW (part of the Fred. Olsen Energy group with as ultimate parent Bonheur ASA) (‘Bonheur’, Norway), DONG Energy Power (a wholly-owned subsidiary of DONG Energy A/S)(‘DONG’, Denmark), Novasion (Denmark), and Aalborg Universitet (Denmark) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of MIG Business Development A/S (to be renamed Universal Foundation, pursuant to the transaction, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares and contract.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for MIG Business Development: sales, development and design of foundations for offshore wind turbines and met masts,










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for Bonheur: shipping and offshore oil and gas exploitation,










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for DONG: exploration, production, generation, trading, sales and distribution of energy,










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for Novasion: a holding company, holding a minority share in MIG Business Development,










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for Aalborg Universitet: Education and research.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.










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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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6233 — Fred. Olsen Energy Wind/DONG Energy Power Holding/Novasion/Aalborg Universitet/Universal Foundation, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).