Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7556 — Eurazeo/Groupe Crédit Agricole/SCI Future Way/SCI New Way) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-03-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: credit institution, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








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17.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 90/24





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7556 — Eurazeo/Groupe Crédit Agricole/SCI Future Way/SCI New Way)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 90/06)






1.


On 9 March 2015 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Eurazeo (France), indirectly through the undertaking ANF Immobilier (France), and Groupe Crédit Agricole (France), indirectly through the undertaking Predica (France), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertakings SCI Future Way (France) and SCI New Way (France) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Eurazeo: an investment company operating in many sectors, such as management of care homes for the elderly and of convalescent and rehabilitation care homes, real estate services, production of board games, manufacture of electrical chargers, clothing distribution, lease-maintenance of linens and sanitary equipment, vehicle rental services, design and manufacture of medical devices, hair salons, catering, and design and manufacture of cardboard packaging. Eurazeo controls ANF Immobilier, a real estate investment company with assets in the form of shops, offices, hotels and housing.
—   Groupe Crédit Agricole: this group is mainly active in the banking sector. It controls Predica, a company specialised in life insurance.
—   SCI Future Way and SCI New Way: these are real-estate companies constituted under civil law with assets in Villeurbanne (France), namely an office complex and land on which an office complex will be built.










3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 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.










4.


The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed operation.
Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference number M.7556 — Eurazeo/Groupe Crédit Agricole/SCI Future Way/SCI New Way by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










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

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.