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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8992 — Maritime Holdings/Zeaborn/Zeamarine JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8992 — Maritime Holdings/Zeaborn/Zeamarine JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8992 — Maritime Holdings/Zeaborn/Zeamarine JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
IO C 267, 30.7.2018, p. 4–5
(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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30.7.2018 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 267/4 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8992 — Maritime Holdings/Zeaborn/Zeamarine JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 267/04)
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On 20 July 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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Maritime Holdings (Delaware), LLC (‘Maritime Holdings’, United States) controlled by New Mountain Capital (United States), |
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Zeaborn Chartering Management GmbH (‘Zeaborn’, Germany), |
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Zeamarine GmbH (‘Zeamarine JV’, Germany). |
Maritime Holdings and Zeaborn acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Zeamarine JV.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:— for Maritime Holdings: ocean cargo shipping,
— for Zeaborn: multipurpose cargo shipping services,
— for Zeamarine JV: multipurpose cargo shipping (liner/semi-liner and tramp).
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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.8992 — Maritime Holdings/Zeaborn/Zeamarine JV
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’).