CELEX: 32006M4067
Language: en
Date: 2006-01-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 30/01/2006 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.4067 - BLACKSTONE / LION CAPITAL / CSEB) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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Commission Decision of 30/01/2006 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.4067 - BLACKSTONE / LION CAPITAL / CSEB) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic)  

| |Brussels, 30.01.2006SG-Greffe(2006) D/200400/1To the notifying partiesDear Madam/Dear Sir,Subject : Case No. COMP/M.4067 - Blackstone/ Lion Capital/ CSEBNotification of 20/12/2005 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No. C334, 30.12.2005, p. 621.  On 20/12/2005, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 by which the undertakings Blackstone Group (“Blackstone”, USA) and Lion Capital General Partner LLP (“Lion Capital”, UK) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the European Beverages Division of Cadbury Schweppes plc (“CSEB”, France) by way of purchase of shares.2.  The business activities of the undertakings concerned are :- for Blackstone : Private equity company,- for Lion Capital : Private equity company,- for CSEB : Production, marketing and distribution of soft drinks.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 c, 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