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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11215 – PAI PARTNERS / HG / AZETS) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 272/04
Date: 2023-08-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: European Economic Area, accounting, audit, consultancy, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, provision of services, small and medium-sized enterprises, software, tax








C_2023272EN.01000501.xml










1.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 272/5






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11215 – PAI PARTNERS / HG / AZETS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 272/04)

1.   
On 24 July 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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PAI Partners S.à.r.l. (France), wholly-owned subsidiary of PAI Partners SAS (France), together ‘PAI Partners’,










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HgCapital LLP (‘Hg’, United Kingdom),










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Azets Topco Limited (‘Azets’, Jersey), currently controlled by Hg.




PAI Partners and Hg will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Azets.
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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PAI Partners is a private equity firm. The funds managed by PAI Partners have a policy of acquiring majority shareholdings in companies active worldwide in the business services, food & consumer, general industrials, and healthcare sectors,










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Hg is an investor in software and services businesses with a focus on Europe and the United States,










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Azets is a provider of accounting, tax, audit, advisory, human resources support and payroll support services mainly for SMEs and is active throughout the EEA.






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.11215 – PAI PARTNERS / HG / AZETS
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.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 31 July 2023 2023/C 272/02
Date: 2023-08-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








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1.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 272/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

31 July 2023
(2023/C 272/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1023 




JPY


Japanese yen


156,73 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4529 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85765 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,5895 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9619 




ISK


Iceland króna


144,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,1805 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


23,900 




HUF


Hungarian forint


386,93 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4070 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9349 




TRY


Turkish lira


29,7126 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6436 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4566 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5966 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7773 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4660 




KRW


South Korean won


1 405,49 




ZAR


South African rand


19,5511 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8808 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 622,65 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9703 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,522 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,732 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,2031 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,4088 




INR


Indian rupee


90,6690 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11176 – LONE STAR / CENTROMOTION)
Date: 2023-08-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, investment, investment company, merger control, occupational safety, productivity, real property, subsidiary, technology








C_202300888EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/888


14.11.2023






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11176 – LONE STAR / CENTROMOTION)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/888)

On 1 August 2023, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






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in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32023M11176. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/888/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-447/23: Action brought on 1 August 2023 — Blue Underwriting Agency v EUIPO — Blue Assistance (blue is underwriting)
Date: 2023-08-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, insurance, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023329EN.01003102.xml










18.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 329/31






Action brought on 1 August 2023 — Blue Underwriting Agency v EUIPO — Blue Assistance (blue is underwriting)
(Case T-447/23)
(2023/C 329/44)
Language in which the application was lodged: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Blue Underwriting Agency Srl (Milan, Italy) (represented by: M. Pappalardo and D. De Pasquale, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Blue Assistance SpA (Turin, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Application for EU figurative mark blue is underwriting — Application No 17 541 798

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 June 2023 in Case R 612/2022-4

Forms of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






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annul the contested decision;










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consequently, by way of alteration of the contested decision, declare as unfounded the opposition brought by Blue Assistance SpA, directed against all the services covered by the application for registration of EU mark No 17 541 798 lodged by Blue Underwriting Agency Srl on 28 November 2017, and, therefore, reject it in its entirety;










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order EUIPO and/or the other party to the proceedings to pay the costs of the present proceedings and those incurred before the Opposition Division and the Board of Appeal.





Plea in law







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Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-469/23: Action brought on 1 August 2023 — BNP Paribas v SRB
Date: 2023-08-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, bank resolution, company in difficulties, financial institution, financing method, financing plan








C_202300029EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/29


9.10.2023





Action brought on 1 August 2023 — BNP Paribas v SRB
(Case T-469/23)
(C/2023/29)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: BNP Paribas (Paris, France) (represented by: A. Gosset-Grainville and M. Trabucchi, lawyers)

Defendant: Single Resolution Board (SRB)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






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pursuant to Article 263 TFEU, annul Decision SRB/ES/2023/23 of 2 May 2023 on the calculation of the 2023 ex-ante contributions to the SRF in so far as it concerns the applicant;










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pursuant to Article 277 TFEU, declare the following provisions of the SRM Regulation, (1) the Implementing Regulation (2) and the Delegated Regulation (3) inapplicable;






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Articles 69(1), 69(2), 70(1) and 70(2)(a) and (b) of the SRM Regulation;










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Articles 4(2), 5, 6, 7 and 20 of the Delegated Regulation, and Annex I thereto;










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Article 4 of the Implementing Regulation;














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order the defendant to pay the costs in their entirety.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant puts forward seven pleas in law which are, for the most part, identical or similar to those put forward in Case T-456/23, Crédit agricole and Others v SRB.


(1)  Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2014 establishing uniform rules and a uniform procedure for the resolution of credit institutions and certain investment firms in the framework of a Single Resolution Mechanism and a Single Resolution Fund and amending Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 (OJ 2014 L 255, p. 1).

(2)  Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/81 of 19 December 2014 specifying uniform conditions of application of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ex ante contributions to the Single Resolution Fund (OJ 2015 L 15, p. 1).

(3)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/63 of 21 October 2014 supplementing Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ex ante contributions to resolution financing arrangements (OJ 2015 L 11, p. 44).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/29/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)