do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8030 — The Carlyle Group/Crestview Advisors/Nep Group) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-06-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: audiovisual industry, economic concentration, merger control








C_2016231EN.01001901.xml










25.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 231/19





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8030 — The Carlyle Group/Crestview Advisors/Nep Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 231/02)
On 20 June 2016, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in the English language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32016M8030. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8048 — Ardagh/Ball Rexam Divestment Business) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-06-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, metal product, packaging product








C_2016231EN.01001902.xml










25.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 231/19





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8048 — Ardagh/Ball Rexam Divestment Business)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 231/03)
On 17 June 2016, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in the English language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32016M8048. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-06-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016231EN.01002001.xml










25.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 231/20





Euro exchange rates (1)

24 June 2016
(2016/C 231/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1066 




JPY


Japanese yen


113,23 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4371 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,80750 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4610 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0808 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4200 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,103 




HUF


Hungarian forint


317,90 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4550 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5345 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,2457 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4910 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4392 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5887 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5613 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4973 




KRW


South Korean won


1 296,89 




ZAR


South African rand


16,7318 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3301 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5250 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 837,95 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5511 




PHP


Philippine peso


51,947 




RUB


Russian rouble


72,6282 




THB


Thai baht


39,085 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,8063 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,8811 




INR


Indian rupee


75,2540 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8076 — Warburg Pincus/Wendel/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-06-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, security services








C_2016231EN.01002101.xml










25.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 231/21





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8076 — Warburg Pincus/Wendel/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 231/05)






1.


On 17 June 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Warburg Pincus LLC (‘Warburg Pincus’, United States) and Wendel SE (‘Wendel’, France) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over a newly created joint venture, AlliedUniversal Security Services LLC (‘AUSS’, United States), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Warburg Pincus: global private equity firm.
—   for Wendel: French investment firm.
—   for AUSS: will comprise Universal Services of America, a portfolio company held by affiliates of Warburg Pincus, and AlliedBarton Security Services, a portfolio company held by affiliates of Wendel. The new JV will be active in the provision of security services and facilities management in North America.










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 M.8076 — Warburg Pincus/Wendel/JV, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8077 — bancopopular-e/Banco Popular Portugal) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-06-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, electronic money, merger control








C_2016231EN.01002201.xml










25.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 231/22





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8077 — bancopopular-e/Banco Popular Portugal)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 231/06)






1.


On 16 June 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed acquisition pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking bancopopular-e SA (‘E-Com’, Spain), a joint venture controlled by Banco Popular Español SA (‘Banco Popular’, Spain) and certain private affiliated funds managed by Värde Partners Inc. (‘Värde’, United States), acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over the payment cards' business (the ‘Assets’) of Banco Popular Portugal, SA (‘BPOP’, Portugal), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Banco Popular.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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E-Com provides services related to the issuing of payment cards and, to a lesser extent, to insurance distribution within the Spanish market.










—


Banco Popular specializes in retail and commercial banking. It is also active in the issuing of payment cards in Portugal, and to a lesser extent, in the provision of insurance services and in the distribution of insurance services in Spain and Portugal.










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Värde is a global investment firm, specializing in alternative investments and with expertise in partnering with global financial institutions. Its activities are focused primarily in the United States, Europe and Asia.










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The Assets comprise the payment card issuing business of BPOP in Portugal.














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 M.8077 — bancopopular-e/Banco Popular Portugal, 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.