Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9899 — KKR/Koos Holding Cooperatief)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 251/15)

On 24 July 2020, 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:

—	KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, United States)

—	Koos Holding Coöperatief U.A. (‘Koos Holding’, the Netherlands)

KKR acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Koos Holding.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	for KKR: global investment firm, which offers a broad range of alternative asset funds and other investment products to investors and provides capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and other clients,

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for Koos Holding: development and refurbishing of holiday parks, which it either manages and operates itself or for which it partners with the operator to act as booking agent. The holiday parks are operated under the ‘Roompot’ brand and range from basic campsites offering tents or bungalow accommodation to a selection of more upscale villas. Koos Holding Operates parks in the Netherlands and Germany, and is active as a booking agent for parks in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain and Denmark.

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.

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.9899 — KKR/Koos Holding Cooperatief)

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’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.