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Document C2013/049/13

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6834 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Brookgate) Text with EEA relevance

OJ C 49, 20.2.2013, p. 22–22 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

20.2.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 49/22


Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6834 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Brookgate)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 49/13

1.

On 13 February 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA) and TPG LundyCo, LP (‘TPG Lundy’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation indirect joint control of Brookgate Limited (‘Brookgate’, the United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

for Goldman Sachs: global investment firm providing a wide range of services worldwide to a diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals,

for TPG Lundy: it is part of the TPG Group, a global private investment firm that manages a family of funds that invest in a variety of companies through acquisitions and corporate restructurings,

for Brookgate: property development and investment in the United Kingdom.

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.6834 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Brookgate, 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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