13.2.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 51/65

1.

On 5 February 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Lone Star Funds belonging to the Lone Star Group acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Hanson Brick Ltd (Canada), Hanson Brick America, Inc. (U.S.), Hanson Pipe & Precast LLC (U.S.), Hanson Building Products Limited (UK) and Hanson Pipe & Precast Ltd (Canada) (altogether ‘Hanson Building Entities’) by way of purchase of shares and securities.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Lone Star Group: investment in financial and other investment assets and investments in financially oriented and other operating companies,

—   for Hanson Building Entities: manufacture and trading of facing, engineering and special bricks, concrete and lightweight blocks and other concrete products, block paving and urban drainage systems and structural insulated panels.

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 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this 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 M.7524 — Lone Star/Hanson Building Entities, to the following address: