Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10336 — PORR/Doka/JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 334/06
Date: 2021-08-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building industry, civil engineering, economic concentration, joint venture, logistics, merger control, provision of services, road building








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20.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 334/24






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10336 — PORR/Doka/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 334/06)

1.   
On 12 August 2021, 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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PORR AG (‘PORR’, Austria), jointly controlled by the IGO Industries Group (Austria) and the Strauss Group (Austria),










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Doka GmbH (‘Doka’, Austria), belonging to the Umdasch Group AG (Austria),










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the Joint Venture (‘JV’, Austria).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for PORR: a provider of construction services, in particular building construction, civil engineering, project development, road construction and energy/environmental engineering.










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for Doka: a manufacturer of formworks and scaffoldings, such as formwork systems for the construction of civil buildings, bridges, tunnels, tall buildings and infrastructure projects,










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for the JV: a newly-founded joint venture that will offer a construction logistics platform, with the goal to digitalize and optimize the order, delivery and billing process in the construction 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.10336 — PORR/Doka/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.