ISSN 1977-091X
Official Journal
of the European Union
C 414
English edition
Information and Notices
Volume 64
13 October 2021
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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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European Commission |
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2021/C 414/01 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10441 — Bridgepoint/FFL/ACT) ( 1 ) |
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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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European Commission |
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2021/C 414/02 |
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2021/C 414/03 |
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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
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European Commission |
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2021/C 414/04 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10450 — CDP/Macquarie/Open Fiber) ( 1 ) |
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2021/C 414/05 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10487 — CDPQ/Investcorp/ICR) – Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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(1) Text with EEA relevance. |
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II Information
INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
European Commission
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13.10.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 414/1 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10441 — Bridgepoint/FFL/ACT)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 414/01)
On 30 September 2021, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32021M10441. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
IV Notices
NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
European Commission
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13.10.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 414/2 |
Euro exchange rates (1)
12 October 2021
(2021/C 414/02)
1 euro =
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Currency |
Exchange rate |
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USD |
US dollar |
1,1555 |
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JPY |
Japanese yen |
131,06 |
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DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4408 |
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GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,84755 |
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SEK |
Swedish krona |
10,1078 |
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CHF |
Swiss franc |
1,0729 |
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ISK |
Iceland króna |
150,00 |
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NOK |
Norwegian krone |
9,8608 |
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BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9558 |
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CZK |
Czech koruna |
25,376 |
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HUF |
Hungarian forint |
359,91 |
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PLN |
Polish zloty |
4,5805 |
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RON |
Romanian leu |
4,9499 |
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TRY |
Turkish lira |
10,4044 |
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AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,5660 |
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CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,4395 |
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HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
8,9915 |
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NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
1,6591 |
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SGD |
Singapore dollar |
1,5664 |
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KRW |
South Korean won |
1 383,40 |
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ZAR |
South African rand |
17,2650 |
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CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
7,4522 |
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HRK |
Croatian kuna |
7,5155 |
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IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
16 396,85 |
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MYR |
Malaysian ringgit |
4,8132 |
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PHP |
Philippine peso |
58,711 |
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RUB |
Russian rouble |
83,0176 |
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THB |
Thai baht |
38,501 |
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BRL |
Brazilian real |
6,3977 |
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MXN |
Mexican peso |
24,0232 |
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INR |
Indian rupee |
87,2720 |
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
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13.10.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 414/3 |
Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates applicable as from 1 November 2021
(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 (1))
(2021/C 414/03)
Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basispoints has to be added. The Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basispoints to the base rate.
Modified rates are indicated in bold.
Previous table published in OJ C 392, 28.9.2021, p. 2.
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From |
To |
AT |
BE |
BG |
CY |
CZ |
DE |
DK |
EE |
EL |
ES |
FI |
FR |
HR |
HU |
IE |
IT |
LT |
LU |
LV |
MT |
NL |
PL |
PT |
RO |
SE |
SI |
SK |
UK |
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1.11.2021 |
… |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,00 |
-0,45 |
1,28 |
-0,45 |
0,03 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,22 |
1,69 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,24 |
-0,45 |
1,75 |
-0,02 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,22 |
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1.10.2021 |
31.10.2021 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,00 |
-0,45 |
1,03 |
-0,45 |
0,03 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,22 |
1,46 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,18 |
-0,45 |
1,75 |
-0,01 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,17 |
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1.9.2021 |
30.9.2021 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,00 |
-0,45 |
0,82 |
-0,45 |
0,04 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,22 |
1,22 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,15 |
-0,45 |
1,75 |
-0,01 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,17 |
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1.7.2021 |
31.8.2021 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,00 |
-0,45 |
0,60 |
-0,45 |
0,04 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,22 |
0,93 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,15 |
-0,45 |
1,75 |
0,01 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,15 |
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1.6.2021 |
30.6.2021 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,00 |
-0,45 |
0,50 |
-0,45 |
0,04 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,22 |
0,80 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,15 |
-0,45 |
1,75 |
0,01 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,15 |
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1.5.2021 |
31.5.2021 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,00 |
-0,45 |
0,50 |
-0,45 |
0,04 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,22 |
0,80 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,15 |
-0,45 |
1,75 |
0,01 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,11 |
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1.4.2021 |
30.4.2021 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,00 |
-0,45 |
0,50 |
-0,45 |
0,04 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,22 |
0,80 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,15 |
-0,45 |
1,75 |
-0,02 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,11 |
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1.3.2021 |
31.3.2021 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,00 |
-0,45 |
0,44 |
-0,45 |
0,04 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,22 |
0,80 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,15 |
-0,45 |
2,07 |
-0,02 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,11 |
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1.2.2021 |
28.2.2021 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,00 |
-0,45 |
0,44 |
-0,45 |
0,05 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,22 |
0,80 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,19 |
-0,45 |
2,07 |
-0,02 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,12 |
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1.1.2021 |
31.1.2021 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,00 |
-0,45 |
0,44 |
-0,45 |
0,06 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,22 |
0,80 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,23 |
-0,45 |
2,07 |
0,00 |
-0,45 |
-0,45 |
0,15 |
V Announcements
PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
European Commission
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13.10.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 414/4 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10450 — CDP/Macquarie/Open Fiber)
Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 414/04)
1.
On 4 October 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:
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Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (‘MIRA’, United Kingdom), ultimately controlled by Macquarie Group Limited (‘Macquarie’, Australia), |
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CDP Equity S.p.A. (‘CDPE’, Italy), part of the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A. (‘CDP’, Italy), ultimately controlled by the Italian State, |
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Open Fiber S.p.A. (‘Open Fiber’, Italy), currently controlled by CDPE and Enel S.p.A. (‘Enel’, Italy). |
MIRA and CDPE acquire joint control over Open Fiber within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
2.
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:|
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for MIRA: management of infrastructure and other real assets, including real estate, energy and agriculture as well as critical infrastructure assets such as utilities and telecommunications networks, airports and ports; |
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for CDPE: long-term investor in companies of significant national Italian interest, through direct and indirect shareholdings; |
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for Open Fiber: wholesale-only operator developing, managing and maintaining an optical fibre network, predominantly with FTTH technology, across Italy. |
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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.10450 — CDP/Macquarie/Open Fiber
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
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Postal address: |
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European Commission |
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Directorate-General for Competition |
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Merger Registry |
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1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
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13.10.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 414/6 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10487 — CDPQ/Investcorp/ICR)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 414/05)
1.
On 1 October 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:
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Caisse de dépôt et placement de Québec (‘CDPQ’, Canada), |
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Investcorp Holdings B.S.C. (‘Investcorp’, Kingdom of Bahrain), |
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ICR OPCO, LLC (‘ICR’, USA). |
CDPQ and Investcorp acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of ICR.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of securities.
2.
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:|
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for CDPQ: long-term institutional investor managing funds primarily for public and parapublic pension and insurance plans. It invests these funds globally in major financial markets, private equity, infrastructure, and real estate, |
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for Investcorp: international financial institution acting as a principal and as an intermediary in international investment transactions, |
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for ICR: strategic communication and advise, specialized in investor relations, public relations, crisis and special situations communications, digital branding, and capital advisory solutions. |
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.10487 — CDPQ/Investcorp/ICR
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:
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European Commission |
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Directorate-General for Competition |
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Merger Registry |
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1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).