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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9205 — IBM/Red Hat) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9205 — IBM/Red Hat) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9205 — IBM/Red Hat) (Text with EEA relevance.)
IO C 185, 29.5.2019, p. 21–21
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29.5.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 185/21 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9205 — IBM/Red Hat)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 185/11)
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On 20 May 2019, 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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International Business Machines Corporation (‘IBM’, USA), |
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Red Hat Inc. (‘Red Hat’, USA). |
IBM acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Red Hat. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:— for IBM: development, production, and marketing of a wide variety of information technology (‘IT’) solutions, namely enterprise IT software and systems (such as servers, storage systems, cloud, and cognitive offerings) and IT implementation services (such as business consulting and IT infrastructure services),
— for Red Hat: supply of open-source software and support services, using a community-powered approach to develop and offer a wider range of open-source software solutions for enterprise customers.
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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.
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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.9205 — IBM/Red Hat
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’).