27.1.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 27/22

1.

On 23 January 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Siemens AG (“Siemens”, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Mentor Graphics Corporation (“Mentor”, United States) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Siemens: a non-controlled German stock corporation, active in a number of different industrial areas, including Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software.

—   for Mentor: a publicly held company, active in the PLM business and providing electronic hardware and software design solutions, i.e. software, consulting services and support for electronic, semiconductor and systems companies.

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.

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 M.8315 — Siemens/Mentor Graphics to the following address: