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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8998 — KKR/BMC Software) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology industry, investment company, merger control








C_2018296EN.01000301.xml










22.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 296/3






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8998 — KKR/BMC Software)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 296/03)

1.   
On 14 August 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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KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’) (USA),










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Boxer Parent Company Inc. (the ‘Target’) (USA),










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BMC Software Finance, Inc. (USA), controlled by the Target,










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BMC Software, Inc. (USA) and its subsidiaries, controlled by the Target.




KKR acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the Target.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for KKR: investment firm that provides asset management services and capital markets solutions,
—   for the Target (through its BMC subsidiaries): the provision of IT management and server management software and related services.


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.8998 — KKR/BMC Software
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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9070 — Eurocar/Vicentini) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, maintenance, merger control, motor vehicle industry, retail trade, vehicle parts








C_2018296EN.01000501.xml










22.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 296/5






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9070 — Eurocar/Vicentini)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 296/04)

1.   
On 14 August 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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Eurocar Italia S.r.l. (‘Eurocar’), controlled by Volkswagen AG (‘VW’, Germany),










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Vicentini SpA (‘Vicentini’, Italy).




Eurocar acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over the whole of Vicentini.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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Eurocar is active in the retail distribution of new and used passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, as well as original equipment manufacturer (‘OEM’) spare parts, of VW brands in Italy, and related repair activities. Eurocar is active in a number of provinces in Italy, its focus being the provinces of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in North-Eastern Italy, Tuscany in Central Italy and Lombardia in North-Western Italy,










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Vicentini is active in the retail distribution of new and used passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, as well as OEM spare parts, of VW brands in Italy, and related repair activities. Vicentini's activities are limited to the province of Verona in the Veneto region.






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.



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.9070 — Eurocar/Vicentini
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’).
Case T-503/18: Action brought on 22 August 2018 — Haba Trading v EUIPO — Vida (vidaXL)
Date: 2018-08-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, wood product








C_2018373EN.01001601.xml










15.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 373/16






Action brought on 22 August 2018 — Haba Trading v EUIPO — Vida (vidaXL)
(Case T-503/18)
(2018/C 373/18)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Haba Trading BV (Utrecht, Netherlands) (represented by: B. Schneiders and A. Brittner, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Vida AB (Alvesta, Sweden)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark vidaXL — Application for registration No 11 603 024

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 June 2018 in Case R 190/2016-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






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annul the contested decision;










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order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







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Infringement of Article 18(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










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Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8984 — HG/Vista/Allocate) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-08-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, health care, information technology industry, investment company, merger control, technology








C_2018422EN.01000401.xml










22.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 422/4






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8984 — HG/Vista/Allocate)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 422/02)
On 22 August 2018, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8984. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-501/18: Action brought on 22 August 2018 — Currency One v EUIPO — Cinkiarz.pl (CINKCIARZ)
Date: 2018-08-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, banking, computer equipment, gaming, publishing, recording equipment, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_2018364EN.01002001.xml










8.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 364/20






Action brought on 22 August 2018 — Currency One v EUIPO — Cinkiarz.pl (CINKCIARZ)
(Case T-501/18)
(2018/C 364/21)
Language in which the application was lodged: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Currency One S.A. (Poznań, Poland) (represented by: P. Szmidt, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Cinkiarz.pl sp. z o. o. (Zielona Góra, Poland)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark CINKCIARZ — European Union trade mark No 13 678 991

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 June 2018 in Case R 2598/2017-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










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order EUIPO to pay the costs, including the costs of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.





Plea in law







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Infringement of Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, read in conjunction with Article 7(1)(b) and (c) thereof.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018296EN.01000201.xml










22.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 296/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

21 August 2018
(2018/C 296/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1502 




JPY


Japanese yen


127,01 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4584 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89740 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5118 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1372 




ISK


Iceland króna


124,20 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7050 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,737 




HUF


Hungarian forint


323,43 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3081 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6415 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,0657 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5657 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4978 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,0290 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7281 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5736 




KRW


South Korean won


1 287,79 




ZAR


South African rand


16,6146 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8748 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4195 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 787,17 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7164 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,471 




RUB


Russian rouble


77,6921 




THB


Thai baht


37,646 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,5623 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,7805 




INR


Indian rupee


80,3015 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.