CELEX: 32007M4674
Language: en
Date: 2007-06-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 18/06/2007 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.4674 - KKR / STEFANO PESSINA / ALLIANCE BOOTS) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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                                         Case No COMPIM.4674 -
                                        KKR             I        STEFANO
                                        PESSINA I ALLIANCE
                                        BOOTS
                                  Only the English text is available and authentic.
                           REGULATION (EC) No 139/2004
                                        MERGER PROCEDURE
                            Article 6(1)(b) NON-OPPOSITION
                                                        Date: 18/06/2007
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                                                number 32007M4674
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                                                                 Brussels, 18/06/2007
                                                                 SG-Greffe(2007) D/203599
                                                                         PUBLIC VERSION
                                                                      MERGER PROCEDURE
                                                                   ARTICLE 6(1)(b) DECISION
                                                                    SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE
To the notifying party
Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),
Subiect:      Case No. COMP/M.4674 - KKR / STEFANO PESSINA / ALLIANCE BOOTS
              Notification of 8/05/2007 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No.
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              139/2004
              Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No. C 112,
              22/05/2007, p. 20
(1)     On 8/05/2007, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration
        pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 by which the undertakings
        Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, L.P. ("KKR", USA) and Mr. Stefano Pessina ("Mr. Stefano
        Pessina", UK), through an investment vehicle, AB Acquisitions Limited (UK), acquire
        within the meaning of Article 3(1 )(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the
        undertaking Alliance Boots plc ("Alliance Boots", UK), by way of public bid announced on
        20.04.2007.
(2)     The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
                 for KKR : private equity investment,
        OJ L 24, 29.1.2004 p. 1
Commission europeenne, B-1049 Bruxelles / Europese Commissie, B-1049 Brussel - Belgium. Telephone: (32-2) 299 11 11.
 ---pagebreak---             for Mr. Stefano Pessina: shareholder and Executive Deputy Chairman of Alliance
            Boots,
            for Alliance Boots: wholesaling of pharmaceutical products and retailing of health
            and beauty products.
(3)  After examination of the notification, the Commission has concluded that the notified
    operation falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 and of
    paragraph 5 subparagraph c of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for
    treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/20042 .
(4) For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the Commission has
    decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the
    common market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of
    Article 6(l)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004.
                                                  For the Commission
                                                  signed
                                                  Philip LOWE
                                                  Director General
2   OJ C 56, 05.3.2005 p.32
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