CELEX: 32013M7065
Language: en
Date: 2013-12-03 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 03/12/2013 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.7065 - TRITON / BOSCH REXROTH PNEUMATICS HOLDING) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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                                        Brussels, 03/12/2013
                                        C(2013) 8784 final

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

Subject:    Case No COMP/M.7065 – TRITON/ BOSCH REXROTH PNEUMATICS HOLDING
         Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004[1]

 1. On 04.11.2013 the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of  the  Merger  Regulation  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", United Kingdom) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the  Merger Regulation control of  the  whole  of  Bosch  Rexroth
    Pneumatic Holding B.V. ("Bosch Rexroth", Germany) by way of purchase of all shares.

 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

      -     for Triton: active in investing in medium sized businesses having  their  headquarter  in  Northern  Europe,  and  in  particular  in
           Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the Nordic Countries;

      -     for Bosch Rexroth: holding company of the Bosch Rexroth  Pneumatic  Business  active  in  pneumatic  technology,  in  particular  for
           industrial applications, and in the truck, marine and tooth chain segment[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 5c 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 326, 12.11.2013, p.5 (HR), p.7
[3]   OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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