Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11108 – MERIDIAM / AWSA I / AWSA II / A2 ROUTE / AESA) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 234/05
Date: 2023-07-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Greater Poland province, Lubus province, Poland, economic concentration, holding company, investment company, merger control, motorway, road building, road services department, works contract








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3.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 234/8






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11108 – MERIDIAM / AWSA I / AWSA II / A2 ROUTE / AESA)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 234/05)

1.   
On 26 June 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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Meridiam SAS (‘Meridiam’, France),










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Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A. (‘AWSA I’, Poland), Autostrada Wielkopolska II S.A. (‘AWSA II’, Poland), Autostrada Eksploatacja S.A. (‘AESA’, Poland), and A2 Route sp. z o.o. (‘A2 Route’, Poland).




Meridiam will acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of the whole AWSA I and AWSA II and joint control over AESA and A2 Route.
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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Meridiam is an alternative investment fund manager specialising in long-term investments in public and community infrastructure in Europe, the Americas and Africa;










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AWSA I is a special-purpose company holding concession for the construction and operation of 149-kilometres - section Nowy Tomyśl-Konin - of the A2 toll motorway in Poland (‘A2 Motorway’);










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AWSA II is a special-purpose company holding concession for the construction and operation of 106 kilometres - section Nowy Tomyśl-Świecko - of the A2 Motorway in Poland;










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A2 Route is an operating company dedicated to construction and heavy maintenance works on the AWSA I and AWSA II sections of the A2 Motorway;










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AESA is an operating company responsible for day-to-day operation of the AWSA I and AWSA II sections of the A2 Motorway (i.e. 255 kilometres section Konin-Świecko).






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.11108 – MERIDIAM / AWSA I / AWSA II / A2 ROUTE / AESA
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.