Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9004 — SL04/Ambienta Sgr/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, economic concentration, food production, investment company, merger control, packaging, plastics industry, renewable energy, retail trade, waste management








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26.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 264/17






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9004 — SL04/Ambienta Sgr/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 264/11)

1.   
On 18 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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S.L.04 S.à. r.l. (‘SL04’, Luxembourg), indirectly controlled by L Catterton Partners (‘L Catterton’, U.S.),










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Ambienta Sgr S.p.A. (‘Ambienta’, Italy), controlled by Ambienta Holding S.r.l. (Italy),










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Pibinew S.r.l. (‘Pibinew’, Italy).




SL04 and Ambienta acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Pibinew. The concentration is accomplished by way of a purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for SL04: a private equity firm indirectly controlled by L Catterton whose portfolio companies operate in the retail and restaurant business, the food and beverage business, consumer service and consumer product businesses including the production and sale of cosmetics and fragrance products,
—   for Ambienta: a private equity firm whose portfolio includes companies operating in the renewable power, biofuels, energy efficiency, pollution mitigation, and waste and water resource management sectors,
—   for Pibinew: designing, manufacturing, decorating and selling plastic packaging for the cosmetic industry.


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.9004 — SL04/Ambienta Sgr/JV
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.