Document ID: docfile:159cf8df-c074-4f58-908d-655f2434f125
Source Database: euc_mergers
Source URL: https://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/decisions/m4320_20061117_20310_en.pdf
Title: ONEX CORPORATION / AON WARRANTY GROUP
Date: 2006-11-17T00:00:00.000+01:00
Metadata: {"caseNumber": "M.4320", "caseInstrument": "M", "caseTitle": "ONEX CORPORATION / AON WARRANTY GROUP", "caseLastDecisionDate": "2006-11-16T23:00:00.000Z", "caseCompanies": ["ONEX CORPORATION / AON WARRANTY GROUP"]}

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# Case No COMP/M.4320 - ONEX CORPORATION / AON WARRANTY GROUP

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#### **REGULATION (EC) No 139/2004 MERGER PROCEDURE**

#### Article 6(1)(b) NON-OPPOSITION Date: 17/11/2006

In electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4320

[^]: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg

#### **COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES**

#### Brussels, 17/11/2006

[^]: SG-Greffe(2006) D/206926

#### **MERGER PROCEDURE ARTICLE 6(1)(b) DECISION**

#### **SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE**

#### **PUBLIC VERSION**

To the notifying party

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

**Subject: Case No. COMP/M.4320 - ONEX CORPORATION / AON WARRANTY GROUP Notification of 11/10/2006 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No. C 254 of 20/10/2006, page 7.**

    On 11/10/2006, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 by which the undertaking Warrior Acquisition Corp., controlled by Onex Corporation (Canada) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation sole control of the whole of AON Warranty Group (USA) by way of purchase of shares and certain assets.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are :

    - Onex Corporation: acquisition, administration and divestment of participations in undertakings in a wide range of markets

[^1]: OJ L 24, 29.1.2004 p. 1

[^]: Commission européenne, B-1049 Bruxelles / Europese Commissie, B-1049 Brussel - Belgium. Telephone: (32-2) 299 11 11.

    - Aon Warranty Group: warranties of consumer goods, consumer credit insurance, other non-life insurance products.

    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(c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain

concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004.

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 Commission signed Philip LOWE Director General

[^2]: OJ C 56, 05.3.2005 p.32

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