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Commission Decision of 28/10/2013 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.7049 - CD&R / HARSCO INFRASTRUCTURE) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)
Odločba Komisije z dne 28/10/2013 o razglasitvi združljivosti koncentracije s skupnim trgom (Zadeva št. COMP/M.7049 - CD&R / HARSCO INFRASTRUCTURE) v skladu z Uredbo Sveta (ES) št. 139/2004 (Besedilo v angleškem jeziku je edino verodostojno)
Odločba Komisije z dne 28/10/2013 o razglasitvi združljivosti koncentracije s skupnim trgom (Zadeva št. COMP/M.7049 - CD&R / HARSCO INFRASTRUCTURE) v skladu z Uredbo Sveta (ES) št. 139/2004 (Besedilo v angleškem jeziku je edino verodostojno)
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Commission Decision of 28/10/2013 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.7049 - CD&R / HARSCO INFRASTRUCTURE) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)
|EUROPEAN COMMISSION | Brussels, 28.10.2013 C(2013) 7291 PUBLIC VERSION SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE To the notifying party: | | Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s), Subject: Case No COMP/M.7049 - CD&R/ HARSCO INFRASTRUCTURE Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1] 1. On 30.09.2013, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund IX, L.P., controlled by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice ("CD&R", USA), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the Infrastructure Division of Harsco Corporation ("Harsco Infrastructure", USA) by way of purchase of shares and assets. [2] 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: - CD&R is a US based private equity investment group which originates, structures and frequently acts as lead equity investor in management buyouts, strategic minority investments and other strategic investments. - Harsco Infrastructure is currently one of the four business divisions of Harsco Corporation. It provides scaffolding, shoring, concrete forming and other access-related services for construction projects as well as industrial project engineering, equipement rental and installation services worldwide. 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(c) 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 [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 C292, 8.10.2013, p. 5. [3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.