1.   

On 21 January 2021, 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:

—	CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg),

—	RiverStone Barbados Limited (‘Riverstone Europe’, Barbados)

CVC acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Riverstone Europe.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.   

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	for CVC: CVC and/or its subsidiaries manages investment funds and platforms,

—	for Riverstone Europe: Riverstone Europe is active int the management of run-off insurance businesses and portfolios.

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.

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. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10112 – CVC/Riverstone Europe

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË