CELEX: 32013M6918
Language: en
Date: 2013-05-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 07/05/2013 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.6918 - RHÔNE CAPITAL / CSM BAKERY SUPPLIES) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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                                        Brussels, 7.5.2013
                                        C(2013) 2824 final

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

Subject:    Case No COMP/M.6918 – RHÔNE CAPITAL/ CSM BAKERY SUPPLIES
         Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004[1]

 1. On 8 April 2013, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation  by
    which the undertaking Rhône Capital LLC (USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the  Merger Regulation control of  the  whole
    of CSM’s bakery supplies business (Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

    – Rhône Capital LLC engages in private equity investing and  has  controlling  interests  in  a  number  of  companies  active  in  different
      industries, including in the management of shipping vessels, the operation of electronic stores, the production  of  carbon  black  and  in
      minerals mining.

    – CSM’s bakery supplies business develops, manufactures and supplies bakery ingredients globally[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(b) 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.

                                        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 106, 12.4.2013, p.12.

[3]   OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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                                                                  PUBLIC VERSION

                                                           SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE