ISSN 1977-091X
Official Journal
of the European Union
C 299
English edition
Information and Notices
Volume 66
24 August 2023
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English edition |
Information and Notices |
Volume 66 |
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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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European Commission |
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2023/C 299/01 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11117 – APOLLO / PLATINUM FALCON / UNIVAR) ( 1 ) |
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2023/C 299/02 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11190 – CORAL REEF / MHI / EQUITY INMEUBLES) ( 1 ) |
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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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European Commission |
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2023/C 299/03 |
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V Announcements |
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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
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European Commission |
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2023/C 299/04 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11226 – DIGITALBRIDGE / OMERS / BEANFIELD) – Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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Corrigenda |
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Corrigendum to Notice of open competition ( OJ C 255, 20.7.2023 ) |
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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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24.8.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 299/1 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11117 – APOLLO / PLATINUM FALCON / UNIVAR)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 299/01)
On 5 June 2023, 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 policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32023M11117. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law. |
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24.8.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 299/2 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11190 – CORAL REEF / MHI / EQUITY INMEUBLES)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 299/02)
On 18 August 2023, 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 policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32023M11190. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law. |
IV Notices
NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
European Commission
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24.8.2023 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 299/3 |
Euro exchange rates (1)
23 August 2023
(2023/C 299/03)
1 euro =
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Currency |
Exchange rate |
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USD |
US dollar |
1,0805 |
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JPY |
Japanese yen |
157,28 |
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DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4531 |
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GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,85653 |
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SEK |
Swedish krona |
11,9061 |
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CHF |
Swiss franc |
0,9524 |
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ISK |
Iceland króna |
143,10 |
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NOK |
Norwegian krone |
11,5730 |
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BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9558 |
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CZK |
Czech koruna |
24,132 |
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HUF |
Hungarian forint |
383,33 |
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PLN |
Polish zloty |
4,4773 |
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RON |
Romanian leu |
4,9408 |
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TRY |
Turkish lira |
29,4080 |
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AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,6840 |
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CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,4667 |
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HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
8,4716 |
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NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
1,8224 |
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SGD |
Singapore dollar |
1,4677 |
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KRW |
South Korean won |
1 448,26 |
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ZAR |
South African rand |
20,2097 |
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CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
7,8796 |
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IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
16 523,94 |
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MYR |
Malaysian ringgit |
5,0313 |
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PHP |
Philippine peso |
61,351 |
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RUB |
Russian rouble |
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THB |
Thai baht |
37,936 |
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BRL |
Brazilian real |
5,3306 |
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MXN |
Mexican peso |
18,2457 |
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INR |
Indian rupee |
89,3258 |
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
V Announcements
PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
European Commission
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24.8.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 299/4 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11226 – DIGITALBRIDGE / OMERS / BEANFIELD)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 299/04)
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On 4 August 2023, 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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OMERS Administration Corporation (‘OMERS’, Canada), |
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DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (‘DigitalBridge’, US), |
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Beanfield Technologies Inc. (‘Beanfield’, Canada), controlled by DigitalBridge. |
OMERS and DigitalBridge will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Beanfield.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:|
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OMERS is the administrator of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Primary Pension Plan, which is a Canadian pension fund founded in 1962. OMERS invests in a range of public and private investment products and services. |
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DigitalBridge is a digital infrastructure investment firm that invests, directly and through its portfolio companies, in five key areas: (i) data centres; (ii) cell towers; (iii) fibre networks; (iv) small cells; and (v) edge infrastructure. |
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Beanfield carries out several activities in the fields of electronic communications and connectivity, such as fibre optic connectivity, interned and internet-related services, cloud hosting, data centre services, colocation and voice over internet protocol, primarily for greater Canadian metropolitan areas. |
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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 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.11226 – DIGITALBRIDGE / OMERS / BEANFIELD
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
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’).
Corrigenda
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24.8.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 299/6 |
Corrigendum to Notice of open competition
( Official Journal of the European Union C 255 of 20 July 2023 )
(2023/C 299/05)
On page 7:
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‘The competition notice is published in 24 languages in Official Journal of the European Union C 254 A of 20 July 2023.’,
read:
‘The competition notice is published in 24 languages in Official Journal of the European Union C 255 A of 20 July 2023.’.