Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8923 — AMP Capital/Aena Internacional/Luton Airport) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-05-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: London, North East (England), United Kingdom, Yorkshire and The Humber, airport, economic concentration, investment, management, merger control, transport infrastructure








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24.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 177/19





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8923 — AMP Capital/Aena Internacional/Luton Airport)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 177/06)






1.


On 15 May 2018, 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:






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AMP Capital Investors (UK) Limited (‘AMP Capital’, the United Kingdom), belonging to the corporate group of AMP Limited (Australia),










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Aena Desarrollo Internacional, S.M.E., S.A. (‘Aena Internacional’, Spain), wholly-owned by Aena, itself majority-owned by the Spanish statutory corporation ENAIRE;










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London Luton Airport Operations Limited (‘LLAOL’, the United Kingdom), currently jointly controlled by Aena Internacional and Ardian.




AMP Capital and Aena Internacional acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of LLAOL.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for AMP Capital: infrastructure investment and management services, including control over Newcastle International Airport and Leeds Bradford Airport in the United Kingdom,
—   for Aena Internacional: management of airport infrastructure,
—   for LLAOL: management and operation of London Luton Airport.










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.8923 — AMP Capital/Aena Internacional/Luton Airport
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





Email: 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.