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Document C2012/378/10

    Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6681 — Strategic Value Partners/Kloeckner Holdings) Text with EEA relevance

    OJ C 378, 8.12.2012, p. 43–43 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    8.12.2012   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 378/43

    Prior notification of a concentration

    (Case COMP/M.6681 — Strategic Value Partners/Kloeckner Holdings)

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    2012/C 378/10

    1.

    On 30 November 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Strategic Value Partners LLC (‘SVP’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Kloeckner Holdings GP SA (‘KH’, Luxembourg), the ultimate parent company of the Klöckner Pentaplast Group (‘KPG’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

    2.

    The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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    for SVP: an investment firm that manages hedge funds and private equity funds and invests in public and private equity markets, debt markets and other alternative investment markets across the globe. One of SVP's portfolio companies, Vestolit GmbH & Co. KG, is a manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC),

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    for KH: the ultimate parent company of KPG which is active in the production of rigid plastic films for packaging pharmaceuticals, medical devices, foods, electronics and general-purpose items, as well as technical and specialty applications.

    3.

    On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

    4.

    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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6681 — Strategic Value Partners/Kloeckner Holdings, to the following address:

    European Commission

    Directorate-General for Competition

    Merger Registry

    J-70

    1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

    BELGIQUE/BELGIË

    (1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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