Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9302 — Carlyle/TA Associates/Weiman) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-03-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, polishing and scouring preparations








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5.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 83/13






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9302 — Carlyle/TA Associates/Weiman)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 83/12)

1.   
On 22 February 2019, 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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Carlyle U.S. Equity Opportunity Fund II, L.P., belonging to the Carlyle Group, L.P. (‘Carlyle’, United States of America),










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TA Associates L.P. (‘TA Associates’, United States of America),










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Wu Holdco, Inc., owning Weiman group and ultimately controlled by Cortec Group Fund V, L.P. (‘Weiman Group’, United States of America).




Carlyle and TA Associates acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Weiman Group.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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Carlyle is an alternative asset manager, which manages funds that invest globally across four investment disciplines: Corporate Private Equity (buyout and growth capital); Real Assets (real estate, infrastructure and energy and renewable resources); Global Credit Credit (leveraged loans and structured credit, opportunistic credit, energy credit, private credit and distressed credit); and Solutions (private equity fund of funds program and related co-investment and secondary activities),










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TA Associates is active in the fields of private equity investments through various funds in five core sectors, namely technology, financial services, healthcare, consumer, and business services industries in North America, Europe and Asia,










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Weiman Group is a manufacturer and distributor of surface cleaning products both for households and for commercial clients in food and health care 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.9302 — Carlyle/TA Associates/Weiman
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.