Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8027 — Investindustrial/Catelli/Artsana) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cosmetics industry, economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, retail selling, toy industry, wholesale selling








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30.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 155/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8027 — Investindustrial/Catelli/Artsana)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 155/07)






1.


On 25 April 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the investment funds Investindustrial V LP and Investindustrial VI LP (together ‘Investindustrial’, the United Kingdom), belonging to BI-Invest Holdings SA, and Catelli Srl (‘Catelli’, Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Artsana SpA (‘Artsana’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for BI-Invest Holdings SA: ownership, management of and investment in medium-size companies that are leaders in their fields, predominantly in Southern Europe and across three main sectors: consumer, industrial manufacturing and services. The current portfolio of companies includes Aston Martin (sports cars), B&B Italia (designer furniture), Flos (architectural lighting), Goldcar (holiday car rental), Perfume Holding (fragrances), Polynt (specialty chemicals), PortAventura (leisure resort), Sergio Rossi (luxury shoes), SNAI (games and betting), Stroili Oro (affordable jewellery) and TSC (emergency rescue services),
—   for Catelli: exercise, as a holding company, of sole control over Artsana,
—   for Artsana: supply of baby care, health and beauty products, as well as retail sale of baby care products and toys.










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 this 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 M.8027 — Investindustrial/Catelli/Artsana, 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.