CELEX: 32014M7423
Language: en
Date: 2014-10-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 23/10/2014 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.7423 - VINCI / IMTECH ICT) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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                                        Brussels, 23.10.2014
                                        C(2014) 8003 final

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Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),

Subject:    Case M.7423 - VINCI / IMTECH ICT
         Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004[1]

 1. On 30 September 2014, the European Commission received notification of  a  proposed  concentration  pursuant  to  Article  4  of  the  Merger
    Regulation by which the undertaking Vinci Energies SA, belonging to the group Vinci ("Vinci Group", France) would acquire within the  meaning
    of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Imtech ICT Group ("Imtech ICT", the Netherlands), a business  division  of  Royal
    Imtech N.V. by way of a purchase of shares and assets.

 2. The undertakings concerned carry out the following business activities:

      -     Vinci Group is a diversified group that is active in the fields of  (i)  energy  and  information  technology  ("IT")  services  (ii)
           building, public works and civil engineering,  (iii)  concessions  and  infrastructures  and  (iv)  road  works.  Vinci  Energies  SA
           concentrates on the Vinci Group’s activities regarding energy and IT services;

      -     Imtech ICT is an IT service provider which designs, implements and supports  IT  solutions  by  integrating  different  hardware  and
           software components.[2]

 3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger
    Regulation and of paragraph 5(c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of  certain  concentrations  under  Council
    Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.[3]

 4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and
    to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article  6(1)(b)  of
    the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

                                        For the Commission

                                        (signed)
                                        Alexander ITALIANER
                                        Director General
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[1]   OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ("the Merger Regulation"). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the  European  Union
      ("TFEU") has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of "Community" by "Union" and "common market" by  "internal  market".  The
      terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.
[2]   Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 352, 07.10.2014, p. 15.
[3]   OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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                                                                  PUBLIC VERSION

                                                           SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE