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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8369 — KKR/Hitachi Koki) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, merger control








C_2017037EN.01000201.xml










4.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 37/2





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8369 — KKR/Hitachi Koki)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 37/02)






1.


On 26 January 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which investment funds advised by the affiliates of KKR & Co. L.P. (‘KKR’, United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd (‘Hitachi Koki’, Japan) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for KKR: a global investment firm which offering a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and providing capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and clients,
—   for Hitachi Koki: a Japan-based global company manufacturing and selling power tools and life-sciences instruments.










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.8369 — KKR/Hitachi Koki, 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.8353 — CVC/Corialis) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, metallurgical industry








C_2017037EN.01000301.xml










4.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 37/3





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8353 — CVC/Corialis)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 37/03)






1.


On 26 January 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC’, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of AI Alu (Luxembourg) SARL and AI Alu & Cy S.C.A. (‘Corialis’, Luxembourg), which is the holding of the Corialis group, by way of purchases of shares and other securities.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for CVC: private equity investment in various industries including chemicals, utilities, manufacturing, retailing and distribution,
—   for Corialis: production and supply of aluminium extrusion services and aluminium coated building systems and profiles for windows, doors, conservatories and curtain walls.










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 the 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.8353 — CVC/Corialis, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-02-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017037EN.01000101.xml










4.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 37/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

3 February 2017
(2017/C 37/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0741 




JPY


Japanese yen


121,49 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4376 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86013 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4420 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0695 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,8568 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,021 




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,46 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2972 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5158 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,0118 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4057 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4023 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3343 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,4781 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5186 




KRW


South Korean won


1 232,25 




ZAR


South African rand


14,4212 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3776 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4331 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 333,86 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7561 




PHP


Philippine peso


53,461 




RUB


Russian rouble


63,6106 




THB


Thai baht


37,653 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,3641 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,0157 




INR


Indian rupee


72,3095 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.