Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6657 — Marubeni Corporation/Gavilon Holdings) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-08-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: delivery, distribution business, economic concentration, merger control, raw material








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3.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 232/12





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6657 — Marubeni Corporation/Gavilon Holdings)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 232/08






1.


On 25 July 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Marubeni Corporation (‘Marubeni’, Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Gavilon Holdings, LLC (‘Gavilon’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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Marubeni is a Japanese general trading company with worldwide activities in the handling of products and provision of services in a broad range of sectors. These sectors encompass importing, exporting, transactions in the Japanese market and offshore trading, related to food materials, food products, textiles, materials, pulp and paper, chemicals, energy, metals and mineral resources and transportation machinery. Marubeni's activities also extend to power projects and infrastructure, plants and industrial machinery, finance, logistics and the information industry, as well as real estate development and construction. Additionally, Marubeni conducts business investment, development and management on a global level with 55 overseas branches and offices and 33 overseas corporate subsidiaries with 65 offices, resulting in a total of 120 offices in 67 countries/areas,










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Gavilon is a U.S. commodity management company, offering international origination, storage and handling, transportation and logistics, marketing and distribution and risk management services in three main business segments: (i) grains and ingredients (including grain and animal by-products); (ii) fertilizers; and (iii) energy products.














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.6657 — Marubeni Corporation/Gavilon Holdings, 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’).