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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9933 – Apollo Capital Management/Chyronhego) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 303/07
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9933 – Apollo Capital Management/Chyronhego) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 303/07
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9933 – Apollo Capital Management/Chyronhego) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 303/07
PUB/2020/721
OJ C 303, 14.9.2020, p. 28–29
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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14.9.2020 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 303/28 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9933 – Apollo Capital Management/Chyronhego)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 303/07)
1.
On 4 September 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).This notification concerns the following undertakings:
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Apollo Capital Management L.P. (‘Apollo’, USA), |
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Chyronhego (‘Chyronhego’, USA). |
Apollo acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Chyronhego.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets and shares.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:|
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for Apollo: private equity investment fund, |
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for Chyronhego: development, production and sale of software, hardware, and services providing graphics creation and management for live television, news, and sports production. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9933 – Apollo Capital Management/Chyronhego
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 22964301
Postal address:
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European Commission |
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Directorate-General for Competition |
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Merger Registry |
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1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).