Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10038—Allied Universal Topco/G4S) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 436/10
Date: 2020-12-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: cleaning industry, consultancy, economic concentration, health service, maintenance, merger control, multinational enterprise, personnel administration, security services








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17.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 436/23






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10038—Allied Universal Topco/G4S)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 436/10)

1.   
On 9 December 2020, 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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Allied Universal Topco LLC (‘Allied Universal’, USA), controlled by Warburg Pincus LLC (USA) and Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (‘CDPQ’, Canada),










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G4S plc (‘G4S’, United Kingdom).




Allied Universal acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of G4S.
The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 8 December 2020.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for G4S: a global integrated security business, offering a broad range of security services around the world including guarding, integrated security solutions, custodial and detention services, immigration, and policing, as well as a broad range of other services, such as health services, crisis planning, facilities management, employment services, and cash solutions,










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for Allied Universal: a security services and facilities management company which provides: (i) integrated security solutions incorporating manned guarding and security technologies, (ii) cleaning and maintenance services, (iii) risk advisory and consulting services, and (iv) temporary and permanent staffing solutions, to customers across a variety of business sectors. It is mainly active in the United States, and to a lesser extent, in other countries, including the United Kingdom. It is an existing full-function joint venture, jointly controlled by Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm and CDPQ, an institutional investor.






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.10038—Allied Universal Topco/G4S
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.