Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9061 — GETEC Wärme &amp; Effizienz/SW Hanau/Pionierwerk) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-10-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electricity supply, energy supply, gas supply, merger control, telecommunications, water supply








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31.10.2018   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 395/21






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9061 — GETEC Wärme & Effizienz/SW Hanau/Pionierwerk)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 395/05)

1.   
On 22 October 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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GETEC Wärme & Effizienz GmbH (‘GETEC’, Germany), belonging to the GETEC Group, ultimately controlled by EQT Fund Management S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg).










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Stadtwerke Hanau (‘SW Hanau’, Germany).










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PionierWerk Hanau GmbH (‘JV’, Germany), currently controlled by SW Hanau.




GETEC and SW Hanau acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the JV. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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GETEC is a company specialised in decentralised heat, power and cold contracting as well as energy services.










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SW Hanau is the municipal energy provider of the city of Hanau, providing the city with gas, water and electricity.










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The JV was established in June 2018 by SW Hanau and shall in the future provide a newly developed district in Hanau, the ‘Pioneer-Park’, with electricity, heat, telecommunication and e-mobility services, as well as smart home sercices in the buildings to be built. Moreover, the JV shall operate a block heat and power plant in that area, delivering electricity and heat to Pioneer-Park.






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.9061 — GETEC Wärme & Effizienz/SW Hanau/Pionierwerk
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.