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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8746 — EG Group/ESSO Germany Business) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-01-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, economic concentration, hotel industry, merger control, motor fuel, retail trade








C_2018004EN.01001501.xml










6.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 4/15





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8746 — EG Group/ESSO Germany Business)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 4/06)






1.


On 21 December 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


EG Group (UK), jointly controlled by TDR Capital LLP (50 %), a private equity firm, and two individuals (50 %),










—


ESSO Germany Business (Germany), belonging to Exxon Mobil Corporation.




EG Group acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, control over parts of ESSO Deutschland GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation.
The concentration is accomplished by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


EG Group is a holding company operating under the ‘EG’ brand, active in the operation of fuel stations with ancillary backcourt convenience retail, car wash, fast food, restaurant and hotel offerings in the UK, Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands,










—


ESSO Germany Business is active in the retail sales of motor fuels via a nationwide network of fuel stations located in Germany.














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 the 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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.8746 — EG Group/ESSO Germany Business
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





E-mail:




COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu




Fax




+32 22964301




Postal 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: 2018-01-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018004EN.01000601.xml










6.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 4/6





Euro exchange rates (1)

5 January 2018
(2018/C 4/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2045 




JPY


Japanese yen


136,45 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4459 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88883 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,8318 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1757 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7418 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,594 




HUF


Hungarian forint


308,77 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1554 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6351 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,5127 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5361 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5068 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,4188 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6837 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5993 




KRW


South Korean won


1 281,20 




ZAR


South African rand


14,8886 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8151 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4350 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 164,39 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8180 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,065 




RUB


Russian rouble


68,7724 




THB


Thai baht


38,773 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,9057 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,3267 




INR


Indian rupee


76,3290 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8758 — BayWa/Clean Energy Trading) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-01-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bioenergy, economic concentration, energy supply, geothermal energy, merger control, renewable energy, solar energy, wind energy








C_2018004EN.01001301.xml










6.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 4/13





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8758 — BayWa/Clean Energy Trading)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 4/05)






1.


On 22 December 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


BayWa r.e. renewable Energy GmbH (‘BayWa’, Germany),










—


Clean Energy Trading GmbH (‘CET’, Germany).




BayWa acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of CET.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


BayWa is active in the fields of solar energy, wind energy, bioenergy and geothermal energy,










—


CET is active in the fields of direct marketing of electricity from renewable energy plants and the supply of electricity to end customers.














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 the 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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.8758 — BayWa/Clean Energy Trading
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu




Fax: +32 22964301




Postal 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.