1.   

On 14 January 2021, 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:

—	APMH Invest A/S (Denmark), (‘APMHI’), a wholly-owned subsidiary of A.P. Møller Holding A/S (Denmark), (‘APMH’),

—	Faerch Group A/S (Denmark), (‘Faerch’).

APMHI acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Faerch.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.   

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	APMHI: fund management focussing on shipping, oil exploitation and land based industries. It is an affiliate in APMH, the controlling shareholder in A.P. Møller-Maersk A/S group, an integrated transport and logistics company.

—	Faerch: manufacture and distribution of plastic packaging for the food industry, including different thermoformed plastic trays in all major plastic resins, mainly serving the European marketplace for ready meals, cold food & snacks and fresh meat.

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.

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. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10117 — A.P. Moller/APMH Invest/Faerch 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 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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