Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11231 – KEENSIGHT CAPITAL / NOMIOS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2023-10-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, health care, information security, investment company, merger control, software, technology








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2023/176


10.10.2023






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11231 – KEENSIGHT CAPITAL / NOMIOS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/176)


1.   
On 2 October 2023, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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Keensight Capital SAS (‘Keensight Capital’, France, together with its subsidiaries the ‘Keensight Group’), controlled by Keensight Holding SAS,










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Volpel Invest B.V. (together with its subsidiaries ‘Nomios’, the Netherlands), controlled by Volpel International S.À.R.L, Stichting Administratiekantoor Volpel 2, Stichting Administratiekantoor Volpel 3 and Volpel Manco B.V.




Keensight Capital will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Nomios.
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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Keensight Group is a French European Growth Buyout investor with a focus on technology and healthcare. Keensight Group partners with the management teams of fast growing and profitable companies providing capital, strategic guidance and operational support.










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Nomios is a Dutch provider of cybersecurity and secure networking services and solutions providing an end-to-end offering with a wide span of capabilities along the value chain in which it benefits from the strong relationship with technology vendors.






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 treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (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.11231 – KEENSIGHT CAPITAL / NOMIOS
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: mailto: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 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/176/oj
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