9.5.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 145/11

1.

On 28 April 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Hellman & Friedman Investors VIII, L.P., controlled by Hellman & Friedman LLC (‘H&F’, United States), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole company Allfunds Bank, S.A. (‘AFB’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for H&F: private equity firm with investments in a variety of sectors,

—   for AFB: logistic platform for the distribution of mutual funds.

3.

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 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 this Notice.

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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8448 — Hellman & Friedman/Allfunds Bank, to the following address: