do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6423 — Carlyle/H&F/Pharmaceutical Product Development) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-11-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2011322EN.01001501.xml










5.11.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 322/15





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6423 — Carlyle/H&F/Pharmaceutical Product Development)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 322/06






1.


On 26 October 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 undertaking Carlyle Partners V, L.P. (USA), a fund managed by the Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle’), and investment fund affiliates controlled by H&F Corporate Investors VII, Ltd. (Cayman Islands) and sponsored by Hellman & Friedman (‘H&F’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (USA) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Carlyle: global alternative asset manager, which sponsors funds that invest globally across four investment disciplines (buyout, credit alternatives, growth capital and real estate) in a range of industries,










—


for H&F: private equity investment firm which focuses on investing in business franchises and serving as a partner to management in select industries including healthcare, business & marketing services, software, financial services, internet & digital media, insurance, media and energy & industrials,










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for Pharmaceutical Product Development: contract research organization, which provides laboratory and clinical development services to the pharmaceutical industry.














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.










4.


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.6423 — Carlyle/H&F/Pharmaceutical Product Development, 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’).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-11-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011322EN.01001001.xml










5.11.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 322/10





Euro exchange rates (1)

4 November 2011
2011/C 322/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3773




JPY


Japanese yen


107,55




DKK


Danish krone


7,4427




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86125




SEK


Swedish krona


9,1113




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2217




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,7640




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,992




HUF


Hungarian forint


304,05




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7030




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3611




RON


Romanian leu


4,3566




TRY


Turkish lira


2,4225




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3280




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4040




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,6997




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7401




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7460




KRW


South Korean won


1 530,65




ZAR


South African rand


10,8341




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,7321




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4948




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 328,18




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3018




PHP


Philippine peso


59,064




RUB


Russian rouble


42,1120




THB


Thai baht


42,228




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3957




MXN


Mexican peso


18,4317




INR


Indian rupee


67,6323






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6397 — G4S/ISS) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-11-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, multinational enterprise, security services, tertiary sector








C_2011322EN.01001401.xml










5.11.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 322/14





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6397 — G4S/ISS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 322/05






1.


On 27 October 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 undertaking G4S plc (‘G4S’, UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking ISS A/S (‘ISS’, Denmark) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


G4S is a public company listed on the London and NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen stock exchanges. G4S is a security services provider and, in particular, operates globally in two sectors: (i) security services (including manned security, security systems and care and justice services); and (ii) cash services,










—


ISS is a facilities management company providing facilities management services around the world. In particular, ISS offers a range of services including: i) cleaning services; ii) property services, iii) catering services, iv) support services and v) security services.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.










4.


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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6397 — G4S/ISS, 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’).