8.5.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 157/13 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9364 — Stoa/InfraVia II Invest/SBI Crypto Investment/Tiger Infrastructure Europe/Etix Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 157/05)
1.
On 26 April 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).This notification concerns the following undertakings:
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Stoa SA (‘Stoa’, France), controlled by Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (‘CDC’, France), |
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InfraVia II Invest SA (‘InfraVia’, Luxembourg), controlled by InfraVia Capital Partners SAS (‘InfraVia Capital Partners’, France), |
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SBI Crypto Investment Co. Ltd (‘SBI’, Japan), controlled by SBI Holdings, Inc. (Japan), |
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Tiger Infrastructure Europe SARL (‘Tiger’, Luxembourg), controlled by Tiger Infrastructure Partners Fund LP (USA), |
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Etix Group SA (‘Etix’, Luxembourg). |
Stoa, InfraVia, SBI and Tiger acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Etix.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares by Stoa.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:— for Stoa: investment company,
— for Etix: provision of data centre services in Europe, Africa, Latin America and South-East Asia.
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 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.9364 — Stoa/InfraVia II Invest/SBI Crypto Investment/Tiger Infrastructure Europe/Etix Group
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
Fax +32 229-64301 |
Postal address: |
European Commission |
Directorate-General for Competition |
Merger Registry |
1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).