CELEX: 32005M3824
Language: en
Date: 2005-06-14 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 14/06/2005 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.3824 - EQT IV / BRANDTEX) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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Commission Decision of 14/06/2005 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.3824 - EQT IV / BRANDTEX) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic)  


	| |Brussels, 14-06-2005SG-Greffe(2005) D/202618To the notifying partyDear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),Subject : Case No. COMP/M. 3824 - EQT IV / BRANDTEX Notification of 12/05/2005 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No. C 123 of 21.05.2005, p. 91.  On 12/05/2005 , the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 by which the undertaking EQT IV Limited (“EQT IV Limited”, Guernsey) controlled by the group Investor AB (“Investor”, Sweden) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Brandtex Group A/S (“Brandtex”, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares.2.  The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:- for EQT IV Limited: Manager of private equity fund;- for Investor: Investment company;- for Brandtex: Production and sale of children’s wear, jeans wear, young fashion, men’s wear and a wide range of women’s wear.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 b, of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004[2].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(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004.For the Commission(signed)Neelie KROES Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 24, 29.1.2004 p. 1

[2] OJ C 56, 05.3.2005 p.32MERGER PROCEDUREARTICLE 6(1)(b) DECISIONSIMPLIFIED PROCEDUREPUBLIC VERSION