28.11.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 427/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7442 — Eurazeo/Groupe Crédit Agricole/SCI Lafayette/SCI Stratège)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/C 427/08)

1.

On 20 November 2014, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings ANF Immobilier (‘ANF’), controlled by Eurazeo (France), and Predica, controlled by Groupe Crédit Agricole (‘GCA’, France), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Lafayette asset and the Stratège asset (France), through the medium of SCI (2) Lafayette (France) and SCI Stratège (France), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are as follows:

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ANF is active in the real estate sector. Eurazeo is an investment company active in many sectors, such as management of care homes for elderly dependent people and of convalescent and rehabilitation care homes, real estate services, board game publishing, manufacture of electrical chargers, design and manufacture of optical components, clothing distribution, lease-maintenance of linens and sanitary equipment, car park management, vehicle rental services, design and manufacture of medical devices, hair salons, catering, and design and manufacture of cartons,

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Predica is a company specialised in life insurance. GCA is mainly active in the banking sector,

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SCI Lafayette and Stratège have two office buildings in Lyon Part-Dieu (France) as assets and are currently under the exclusive control of ANF.

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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (3), 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 to it their observations on the proposed operation.

Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference number M.7442 — Eurazeo/Groupe Crédit Agricole/SCI Lafayette/SCI Stratège by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post to the following 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)  Société civile immobilière.

(3)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.