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Document 52018M8936
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8936 — Cinven/Partner in Pet Foods Holdings) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8936 — Cinven/Partner in Pet Foods Holdings) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8936 — Cinven/Partner in Pet Foods Holdings) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
IO C 222, 26.6.2018, p. 17–18
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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26.6.2018 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 222/17 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8936 — Cinven/Partner in Pet Foods Holdings)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 222/11)
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On 15 June 2018, 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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Cinven Capital Management (VI) General Partner Limited (UK), belonging to the Cinven group (‘Cinven’), |
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Partner in Pet Foods Hungaria Kft (Hungary) (‘Partner in Pet Foods’), controlled by Pamplona Capital Partners IV L.P., belonging to Pamplona Capital Management LLP. |
Cinven indirectly acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Partner in Pet Foods.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:— for Cinven: private equity firm engaged in the provision of investment management and investment advisory services. Cinven’s portfolio companies are active in a variety of sectors,
— for Partner in Pet Foods: manufacture and supply of private label and branded industrial pet food in Europe.
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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 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.8936 — Cinven/Partner in Pet Foods Holdings
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
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Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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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’).
(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.