Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11083 – KBR / SUN CAPITAL / HOMESAFE JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 141/06
Date: 2023-04-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, logistics, merger control, provision of services








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24.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 141/7






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11083 – KBR / SUN CAPITAL / HOMESAFE JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 141/06)

1.   
On 14 April 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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KBR Services, LLC (‘KBR Services’, US) controlled by Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. (‘KBR’, US).










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Tier One Relocation, LLC (‘T.O.’, US) controlled by Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (‘Sun Capital’, US).




KBR Services and T.O. will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of HomeSafe Alliance, LLC (‘HomeSafe’, US).
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.


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






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KBR Services offers a variety of logistics services to US Government customers. It is controlled by KBR that provides comprehensive science, technology, and engineering solutions to governments and commercial customers worldwide.










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T.O. specializes in door-to-door household moving services for the military. It is controlled by Sun Capital, a private investment firm focused on leveraged buyouts, equity, debt and other investments in several industries worldwide.






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The business activities of HomeSafe are the following: movement of household goods for members of the U.S. military and employees of the U.S. government.



4.   
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.


5.   
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.11083 – KBR / SUN CAPITAL / HOMESAFE JV
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.