24.11.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 365/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6738 — Goldman Sachs/KKR/QMH)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 365/05

1.

On 16 November 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which undertakings Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA) and KKR & Co. LP (‘KKR’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking QMH Limited (‘QMH’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares (the ‘proposed transaction’).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Goldman Sachs: investment banking, institutional client services, investing and lending, and investment management,

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for KKR: alternative asset funds and other investment products, capital markets solutions, private equity investment through funds,

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for QMH: ownership and operation of hotels.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6738 — Goldman Sachs/KKR/QMH, 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’).