Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10916 – ALPHA / PENINSULA / PRIMA INDUSTRIE) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 397/07
Date: 2022-10-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: apparatus based on the use of rays, economic concentration, investment company, machine tool, machine-tool industry, merger control








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17.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 397/7






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10916 – ALPHA / PENINSULA / PRIMA INDUSTRIE)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 397/07)

1.   
On 5 October 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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Alpha Private Equity Funds 7 (SCA) SICAR, managed by Alpha Private Equity Funds Management Company S.à r.l. (‘Alpha’, Luxembourg),










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Peninsula Investments S.C.A, managed by Peninsula Capital S.à r.l. (‘Peninsula’, Luxembourg),










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Prima Industrie S.p.A (‘Prima Industrie’, Italy).




Alpha and Peninsula will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Prima Industrie.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






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Alpha is a private equity investor in the European mid-market buyouts, investing mainly in industrial manufacturing, consumer and leisure, fashion and design, service and distribution sectors,










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Peninsula is a long-term investment vehicle that makes equity investments in different sectors and, in particular, in industrials, healthcare, retail, technology, business services and financial technologies,










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Prima Industrie, a joint stock company listed on Euronext Milan, is a manufacturer of laser machines and sheet metal working machinery, industrial laser sources, and additive manufacturing systems.






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.10916 – ALPHA / PENINSULA / PRIMA INDUSTRIE
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.