Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11905 – PSPIB / DIGITALBRIDGE / SKYLINE) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-02-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: computer centre, digital infrastructure supply, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, pension scheme








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/1260


20.2.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11905 – PSPIB / DIGITALBRIDGE / SKYLINE)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/1260)


1.   
On 6 February 2025, 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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Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSPIB’, Canada),










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DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (‘DigitalBridge’, USA).




PSPIB and DigitalBridge will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Skyline GP, LLC (‘Skyline’, Cayman Islands), currently solely controlled by DigitalBridge.
The concentration is accomplished by way of contract or any other means.


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






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PSPIB is the pension investment manager of the pension plans of the Canadian Federal Public Service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and of the Reserve Force. It manages a diversified global portfolio including stocks, bonds and other fixed-income securities as well as investments in private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and credit investments,










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DigitalBridge is a digital infrastructure investment firm listed on the New York Stock Exchange.






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The business activities of the undertaking Skyline are the following: development of and investment in data centre infrastructure across the Asia Pacific region. It has no activities in the European Economic Area (EEA).



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 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.


5.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed concentration 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.11905 – PSPIB / DIGITALBRIDGE / SKYLINE
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/2025/1260/oj
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