Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11505 – CVC / EMMA / MAILSTEP) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-04-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic commerce, investment company, logistics, merger control, provision of services








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/2870


22.4.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11505 – CVC / EMMA / MAILSTEP)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/2870)


1.   
On 12 April 2024, the European 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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CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg),










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EMMA Alpha Holding Ltd (‘EMMA’, Cyprus), ultimately controlled by its majority owner Jiří Šmejc,










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Mail Step a.s. (‘Mailstep’, Czech Republic).




CVC and EMMA will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Mailstep by way of purchase of shares.


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






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CVC: manager of investment funds with interests in a number of companies active in various industries globally,










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EMMA: a private investment holding primarily active in Europe, owning portfolio companies in a variety of sectors including financial services, gaming, energy and e-commerce,










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Mailstep: a provider of contract logistics/fulfilment services to small and medium-sized e-shops and suppliers of e-shops, offering storage, order processing, picking, packing, transport and handling of returns, primarily in the Central European Regions.






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.11505 – CVC / EMMA / MAILSTEP
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 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2870/oj
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