Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10417 — D’Ieteren/Wehold/TVH Parts) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 358/05
Date: 2021-09-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: distributor, economic concentration, general mechanical engineering, holding company, merger control, micro-computer, motor car, provision of services, real property, subsidiary, vehicle parts








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7.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 358/17






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10417 — D’Ieteren/Wehold/TVH Parts)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 358/05)

1.   
On 25 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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D’Ieteren Group SA/NV (‘D’Ieteren’, Belgium),










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Wehold S.à.r.l. (‘Wehold’, Luxembourg),










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TVH Parts Holding NV (‘TVH Parts’, Belgium), controlled by Wehold and Quva S.à.r.l.




D’Ieteren and Wehold acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of TVH Parts.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for D’Ieteren: active, through its subsidiaries, in automobile distribution, vehicle glass repair and replacement, real estate management and the sale of notebooks and other writing tools.










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for Wehold: holding company for the Thermote family’s participations in TVH Parts and certain other portfolio companies.










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for TVH Parts: holding company of the TVH Group, active in the distribution of spare parts for material handling, construction, industrial and agricultural machinery, as well as the provision of manufacturing and repair services for a limited number of spare parts and the commercialisation of a tracking tool service for fleet management.






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.10417 — D’Ieteren/Wehold/TVH Parts
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.