11.12.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 411/9

1.

On 4 December 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Amadeus IT Group SA (‘Amadeus’, Spain) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Navitaire LLC (‘Navitaire’, USA) by way of purchase of shares and assets. The concentration has been referred to the Commission by the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 22(3) of the Merger Regulation. The referral was subsequently joined by Austria, Germany and Spain.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Amadeus: Provision of IT solutions to travel service providers, like airlines and travel agencies worldwide. Amadeus' main activities are (i) the provision of Global Distribution System (GDS) services and (ii) internal IT solutions for airlines and airports. Amadeus' IT solutions for airlines include solutions for reservation and inventory management, departure control and other operational processes. In particular, Amadeus offers a Passenger Service System (‘PSS) called ‘Altéa’,

—   for Navitaire: Provision of IT solutions primarily to airlines, as well as high-speed rail and long-haul bus companies. Navitaire is active mainly in the area of reservations and inventory management services and ancillary products, where it offers a PSS called ‘New Skies’. Navitaire is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture plc (Ireland).

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.

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 number M.7802 — Amadeus/Navitaire, to the following address: