Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11002 – BDT CAPITAL PARTNERS / M+W GROUP / EXYTE) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 60/16
Date: 2023-02-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, energy industry, investment, investment bank, merger control, product design, public procurement








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17.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 60/28






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11002 – BDT CAPITAL PARTNERS / M+W GROUP / EXYTE)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 60/16)

1.   
On 3 February 2023, 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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BDT Capital Partners, LLC (USA) (‘BDT Capital Partners’),










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M+W Group GmbH (Germany) (‘M+W’),










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Exyte GmbH (Germany) (‘Exyte’), controlled by M+W.




BDT Capital Partners and M+W will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Exyte. Exyte is currently solely controlled by M+W.
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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BDT Capital Partners is a merchant bank headquartered in the USA. BDT specialises in investments in family-owned and founder-led businesses. It currently has 22 controlled portfolio companies active in more than 150 countries,










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M+W is an engineering and construction company active in energy projects,










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Exyte is an international company for design, engineering, procurement, and construction in controlled and regulated environments. Exyte is serving clients in markets such as semiconductors, batteries, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and data centers. Exyte is active in more than 20 countries worldwide.






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.11002 – BDT CAPITAL PARTNERS / M+W GROUP / EXYTE
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
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.