6.8.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 231/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6335 — Abertis Infraestructuras/Goldman Sachs Group/Autopistas Metropolitanas de Puerto Rico)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 231/08

1.

On 1 August 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, United States of America), and Abertis Infraestructuras SA (‘Abertis’, Spain) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Autopistas Metropolitanas de Puerto Rico, LLC (‘Autopistas’, Puerto Rico) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created joint venture company.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Goldman Sachs: global investment banking, securities and investment management worldwide,

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for Abertis: provision of mobility and telecommunications infrastructure services,

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for Autopistas Puerto Rico: management and operation of toll road concessions in Puerto Rico.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 EC Merger Regulation (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. 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 COMP/M.6335 — Abertis Infraestructuras/Goldman Sachs Group/Autopistas Metropolitanas de Puerto Rico, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).