CELEX: 32017M8609
Language: en
Date: 2017-09-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 19/09/2017 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.8609 - TRITON / UNIHOLD / UNICA GROEP) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

EUROPEAN COMMISSION
                     
                  
               
               Brussels, 19.9.2017
            
            
               C(2017) 6442 final
            
            
               
            
               To the notifying parties
               
            
               Subject:Case M.8609 – TRITON / UNIHOLD / UNICA GROEP
                  Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004
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                and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area
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               Dear Sir or Madam,
            
            
               1.On 25 August 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Triton Managers IV Limited and TFF IV Limited, in their capacity as general partners of Triton Fund IV, part of the Triton Group (‘Triton’, Channel Islands), and UniHold B.V. (‘UniHold’, The Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Unica Groep B.V. (‘Unica’, The Netherlands), previously solely controlled by UniHold, by way of a purchase of shares.
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               2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
            
            
               -for Triton: private equity investment firm dedicated to investing in European-based businesses in a variety of business sectors.
            
            
               -for UniHold: holding and financing company with interests in heat and cold storage (ATES) installations and technical services.
            
            
               -for Unica: provision of mechanical, electrical and ICT technical services, such as installation and maintenance services.
            
            
               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.
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               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)
            
            
               Johannes LAITENBERGER
                  Director-General
               
         
         
            
                  
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                        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.
                  
               
               
                  
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                        OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3 (the 'EEA Agreement').
               
               
                  
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                        Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 295, 6.9.2017, p. 5.
               
               
                  
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                           OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.