Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10547 – Voith/Voith Hydro) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 16/06
Date: 2022-01-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: agricultural machinery, economic concentration, machinery, mechanical engineering, merger control, power plant, pulp and paper industry, technology








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13.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 16/7






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10547 – Voith/Voith Hydro)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 16/06)

1.   
On 4 January 2022, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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Voith group of companies, including Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA and JMV Hydro Beteiligungen GmbH (all together ‘Voith’, Germany), ultimately controlled by a group of natural persons;










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Voith Hydro Holding GmbH & Co. KG and its general partner Voith Hydro Holding Verwaltungs GmbH (‘Voith Hydro’, Germany), controlled by Voith Hydro Beteiligungen GmbH, which in turn is jointly controlled by Voith and Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of Siemens Energy AG (‘Siemens Energy’, Germany).




Voith acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Voith Hydro.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for Voith: manufacture and sale of paper machines, hydropower plants, transmission and control technology for commercial vehicles and buses, agriculture and construction machinery, rolling stock, shipping and industrial applications for many industrial sectors,










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for Voith Hydro: manufacture and sale of power units for hydropower plants.






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 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.10547 – Voith/Voith Hydro
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.