Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6548 — RGM/ALPINE Bau/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-05-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, merger control, metallurgical industry, real estate business, recycling technology








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3.5.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 128/11





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6548 — RGM/ALPINE Bau/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 128/07






1.


On 23 April 2012, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which RGM Facility Management GmbH (Germany), which belongs to the RGM Group, ultimately controlled by Jürgen Großmann, the sole shareholder in Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH (Germany), and ALPINE Bau GmbH (Austria), which belongs to the FCC Construcción Group (Spain), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Blumauerplatz Immobilien Projektentwicklungs GmbH (Austria) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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RGM Facility Management GmbH: technical, commercial and infrastructure management of commercial real estate (facility management),










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Jürgen Großmann: sole shareholder in Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH — raw material recycling, steel and forged iron production, casting, crane engineering/construction and related services,










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ALPINE Bau GmbH: building, road and railway construction, bridge construction, mining, civil engineering, sports facilities, power plants and energy and environmental technology,










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FCC Construcción: construction, waste disposal, street cleaning, water supply, wastewater treatment, cement manufacturing, property development and management,










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Blumauerplatz Immobilien Projektentwicklungs GmbH: technical and commercial management of commercial real estate (facility management).














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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6548 — RGM/ALPINE Bau/JV, 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’).