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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10630 – BLACKSTONE / VISTA / CAMPUSLOGIC HOLDINGS) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 142/08
Date: 2022-03-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, higher education, industrial data processing, information technology industry, investment company, merger control, student, technology








C_2022142EN.01002001.xml










30.3.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 142/20






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10630 – BLACKSTONE / VISTA / CAMPUSLOGIC HOLDINGS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 142/08)

1.   
On 17 March 2022, 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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Blackstone, Inc. (‘Blackstone’, USA)










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Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (‘Vista’, USA)










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CampusLogic Holdings, Inc. (‘CampusLogic’, USA)




Blackstone and Vista acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of CampusLogic.
The concentration is accomplished by way of acquisition of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned:






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for Blackstone: global asset management and investment firm,










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for Vista: investment firm that manages a portfolio of companies focused on empowering and growing enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses,










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for CampusLogic: provider of student financial success software solutions for higher education students to navigate the financial aid lifecycle with an institution.






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.10630 – BLACKSTONE / VISTA / CAMPUSLOGIC HOLDINGS
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.
Case T-264/21: Judgment of the General Court of 30 March 2022 — Établissement Amra v EUIPO — eXpresio (Shape of a rebound shoe) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU three-dimensional mark — Shape of a rebound shoe — Absolute ground for refusal — Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result — Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Presence of word elements — Lack of essential non-functional characteristics)
Date: 2022-03-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law








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23.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/40






Judgment of the General Court of 30 March 2022 — Établissement Amra v EUIPO — eXpresio (Shape of a rebound shoe)
(Case T-264/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU three-dimensional mark - Shape of a rebound shoe - Absolute ground for refusal - Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result - Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Presence of word elements - Lack of essential non-functional characteristics)
(2022/C 207/52)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Établissement Amra (Vaduz, Liechtenstein) (represented by: M. Gómez Calvo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: eXpresio, estudio creativo, SL (La Nucia, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 March 2021 (Case R 1083/2020-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Établissement Amra and eXpresio, estudio creativo.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 15 March 2021 (Case R 1083/2020-1);










2.


Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 263, 5.7.2021.