Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7522 — MVV/BayWa r.e./GlenDimplex/GreenCom/BEEGY) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, energy industry, merger control, renewable energy, telecommunications industry








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1.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 111/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7522 — MVV/BayWa r.e./GlenDimplex/GreenCom/BEEGY)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 111/06)






1.


On 23 March 2015, 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 MVV Energie AG (MVV, Germany), BayWa r.e. renewable energies GmbH (BayWa r.e., Germany), GlenDimplex Ltd (GlenDimplex, Ireland) und GreenCom Networks AG (GreenCom, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking BEEGY GmbH (BEEGY, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.










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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for MVV Energie: generation and distribution of electricity, heat, gas and water, waste incineration, management of wind energy, biogas and biomass plants in Germany,
—   for BayWa r.e.: active in the field of solar and wind energy, biomass, geothermy, in particular project development, turnkey erection, project financing, trade in PV — components, assembly systems, storage systems and accessories; forms part of BayWa AG, which trades in agricultural products, building materials, energy products and related services,
—   for GlenDimplex: manufacture of electrical heating and cooling systems,
—   for GreenCom: consulting and software development company with specialisation in development of complex software solutions for decentralised energy management,
—   for BEEGY: active in the field of decentralised energy management as an energy service provider offering integrated management and services, as well as distribution of PV systems, assembly systems and storage systems.










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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 this 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 M.7522 — MVV/BayWa r.e./GlenDimplex/GreenCom/BEEGY, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




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

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.