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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9120 — Carlyle/Apollo) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9120 — Carlyle/Apollo) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9120 — Carlyle/Apollo) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
OJ C 425, 26.11.2018, p. 21–21
(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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26.11.2018 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 425/21 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9120 — Carlyle/Apollo)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 425/12)
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On 15 November 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).This notification concerns the following undertakings:
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The Carlyle Group LP (‘Carlyle’, United States of America), |
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Apollo Aviation Holdings Limited, the holding company of the Apollo Aviation Group (‘Apollo’, United States of America). |
Carlyle acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Apollo.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:— for Carlyle: global alternative asset manager which manages funds that invest globally across four investment disciplines: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit and Solutions,
— for Apollo: multi-strategy aviation investment manager, which manages funds primarily active in the provision of commercial aircraft operating lease services.
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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.9120 — Carlyle/Apollo
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
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Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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Fax +32 22964301 |
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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’).