6.10.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 367/1

6.10.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 367/2

1.

On 28 September 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Arkema S.A. (‘Arkema’, France) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, DBEW Holding B.V. (‘Den Braven’, Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   Arkema: worldwide production, distribution and sales of chemical products, namely coating solutions, industry specialities and high performance materials, including adhesives, sealants and PU foam,

—   Den Braven: worldwide manufacturing and sale of adhesives, sealants, PU foam and technical aerosols.

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 M.8152 — Arkema/Den Braven, to the following address:

6.10.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 367/3

1.

On 29 September 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which investment funds managed by affiliates of the undertaking Apollo Management, L.P. (‘Apollo’, United States) ultimately controlled by Apollo Global Management LLC acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of part of the undertaking Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (‘Rackspace’, United States) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Apollo: affiliates of Apollo invest in companies and debt issued by companies involved in various businesses throughout the world including, inter alia, companies in the chemical, cruise line, IT consulting, security, financial and glass packaging businesses,

—   for Rackspace: a US publicly traded company, whose principal activity is the provision of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and which also offers managed cloud services.

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.8215 — Apollo Management/Rackspace Hosting, to the following address:

6.10.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 367/4

1.

On 29 September 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Axcel IV K/S, IV K/S 2, Ax Management Invest II K/S, Ax Management Invest K/S (Denmark, jointly referred to as ‘Axcel IV’), PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab (Denmark, ‘PFA’) and the PKA Funds (Denmark) (2) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Danmarks Skibskredit A/S (Danish Ship Finance, Denmark, ‘DSF’) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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 (3) 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 number M.8187 — Axcel IV/PFA/PKA/DSF, to the following address:

6.10.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 367/5

1.

On 29 September 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which HNA Aviation Group Co., Ltd (‘HNA Aviation’, People’s Republic of China) belonging to the HNA Group Co., Ltd (People’s Republic of China) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of SR Technics Holdco 1 GmbH (‘SR Technics’, Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for HNA Aviation: air transportation and its supporting operations including maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), general aviation (aviation academy), business trip services, ground support, aviation logistics and financial investments,

—   for SR Technics: provision of MRO services for commercial aircraft, of component solutions and engine technical services.

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 number M.8210 — HNA Aviation/SR Technics, to the following address:

6.10.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 367/6