10.1.2020 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 6/7 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9683 — Colony Capital/PSP/Etix)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 6/07)
1.
On 13 December 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).This notification concerns the following undertakings:
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Colony Capital, Inc. (‘Colony Capital’, U.S.), |
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Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSP’, Canada), |
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Etix Group S.A. (‘Etix’, Luxembourg). |
Colony Capital and PSP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Etix.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
2.
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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for Colony Capital: investment management firm active in global real estate, |
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for PSP: a Canadian pension investment manager with a diversified global portfolio, |
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for Etix: a provider of data centres services in Europe, Africa and Latin America. |
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 the 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 the Notice.
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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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9683 — Colony Capital/PSP/Etix
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 22964301
Postal 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’).