Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8343 — DONG Energy/Macquarie/Swancor/Formosa 1 Wind Power) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, energy industry, merger control, wind energy








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11.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8343 — DONG Energy/Macquarie/Swancor/Formosa 1 Wind Power)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 45/09)






1.


On 3 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which DONG Energy A/S (‘DONG’, Denmark), Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited (‘Macquarie’, Australia) and Swancor Holding Co., Ltd (‘Swancor’, Taiwan) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over Formosa 1 International Investment Co., Ltd (‘Formosa’, Taiwan) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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DONG is active in the markets for oil and natural gas exploration and production, development, construction and operation of offshore wind farms, electricity and heat generation from power plants, natural gas and electricity trading, the sale and distribution of electricity and the sale of natural gas,










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Macquarie is active in investment intermediation for institutional, corporate and retail clients around the world in a wide range of sectors including resources and commodities, energy, financial institutions, infrastructure and real estate,










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Swancor is a producer and distributor of specialty chemical materials, including anti-corrosion resins for use in tanks and pipelines in various industries, chimneys for power plants, yachts and swimming pools and epoxy system resins for wind turbine blades,










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Formosa is an offshore wind farm project to be developed, constructed and operated near Miaoli, Taiwan.














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.










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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 M.8343 — DONG Energy/Macquarie/Swancor/Formosa 1 Wind Power, 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.