CELEX: 32021M10327
Language: en
Date: 2021-07-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 01/07/2021 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.10327 - ELEXENT / GP JOULE CONNECT / ELEXENT DACH JV) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

EUROPEAN COMMISSION
                                                                Brussels, 1.7.2021
                                                                C(2021) 5012 final
                                                                                 PUBLIC VERSION
                                                                Elexent Holding SAS
                                                                13/15 Quai Alphonse Le Gallo
                                                                92100 – Boulogne-Billancourt
                                                                France
                                                                GP JOULE Connect GmbH
                                                                Cecilienkoog 16
                                                                25821 – Reußenköge
                                                                Germany
Subject:        Case M.10327 – ELEXENT / GP JOULE CONNECT / ELEXENT DACH
                JV
                Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
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                (EC) No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European
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                Economic Area
Dear Sir or Madam,
1.      On 8 June 2021, the European Commission received notification of a proposed
        concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Elexent
        Holding SAS (France, “Elexent”), belonging to the Renault Group and GP JOULE
        Connect GmbH (Germany, “Connect”), jointly controlled by GP JOULE GmbH,
        Reußenköge (Germany) and Minol Brunata GmbH (Germany), acquire within the
        meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Elexent
        Dach GmbH (“the JV”) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company
        constituting a joint venture. 3
2.      The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
        −     for Elexent: supports clients in creating optimized energy strategies by designing
              the best charging infrastructure to meet their needs, supervising installation and
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       OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3 (the ‘EEA Agreement’).
3       Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 231, 16.6.2021, p. 9.
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel, BELGIË
Tel: +32 229-91111. Fax: +32 229-64301. E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu.
 ---pagebreak---         implementation, and overseeing operations and maintenance. Elexent is part of
        the global automotive manufacturer Renault Group,
   −    for Connect: active in new mobility projects. Connect plans and implements
        projects around the core products consulting, charging infrastructure,
        sharing/pooling and charging and energy management for the housing industry,
        fleets, energy providers, automotive and infrastructure operators. Connect belongs
        (i) to the GP JOULE Group which is focused on the renewable energy sector and
        (ii) to the Minol Group which is predominantly active in metering services,
        billing services, and IoT, e-mobility, and sharing solutions,
   −    for the JV: The JV is intended to offer tailored and ready to use solutions to
        professional customers of different partner OEMs in terms of charging of electric
        vehicles (including analysis/project review, operations, support financing,
        installation, maintenance and charging optimization). In addition, the JV will
        provide customers with advice regarding electric mobility. The JV will be active
        in Germany and it is envisaged that the JV will develop activities in Austria
        and/or Switzerland.
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(a) and 5(c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for
   treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 4
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)
                                                    Olivier GUERSENT
                                                    Director-General
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
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