Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9033 — Clearlake Capital Group/Vista/Eagleview Technology Corporation) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology industry, investment company, merger control








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19.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 253/44





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9033 — Clearlake Capital Group/Vista/Eagleview Technology Corporation)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 253/10)

1.   
On 11 July 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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Clearlake Capital Group (‘Clearlake’, United States),










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Vista Equity Partners Management LLC (‘Vista’, United States),










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Eagleview Technology Corporation (‘Eagleview’, United States).




Clearlake acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of Eagleview, by way of purchase of shares. At the date of the notification, Eagleview is under the sole control of Vista. Post-Transaction Eagleview would be jointly controlled by Clearlake and Vista.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Clearlake: private investment fund focusing on investments in software and technology-enabled services, industrials and energy, and consumer,
—   for Vista: private equity firm that is focused on investments in software, data and technology-enabled businesses,
—   for Eagleview: provider of aerial imagery, 3-D measurement software, data analytics, and geographic information system (‘GIS’) solutions for a wide range of users including government, property and casualty insurance and residential contractors.


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.9033 — Clearlake Capital Group/Vista/Eagleview Technology Corporation
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.