CELEX: 32006M4158
Language: en
Date: 2006-04-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 21/04/2006 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.4158 - TOWERBROOK INVESTORS / GSE) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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32006M4158

Commission Decision of 21/04/2006 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.4158 - TOWERBROOK INVESTORS / GSE) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic)  

| |Brussels, 21/04/2006SG-Greffe(2006) D/202143To the notifying partyDear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),Subject : Case No. COMP/M.4158 – TowerBrook Investors / GSE Notification of 16.03.2006 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No. C 075, 28.03.2006, page 51.  On 16.03.2006 , the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 by which the undertaking TowerBrook Investors II LP (Cayman Islands) controlled by TowerBrook Investors Group (together TowerBrook Investors) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking GSE SA (France) including its subsidiary Compagnie des Contractants Regionaux (together GSE) by way of purchase of shares.2.  The business activities of the undertakings concerned are :- for TowerBrook Investors : investment fund;- for GSE : real estate.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 CommissionSigned 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