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Document 52019M9313
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9313 — Equistone/CH&CO) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9313 — Equistone/CH&CO) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9313 — Equistone/CH&CO) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
IO C 141, 17.4.2019, p. 7–7
(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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17.4.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 141/7 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9313 — Equistone/CH&CO)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 141/07)
1.
On 11 April 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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Equistone Partners Europe Limited (‘Equistone’, United Kingdom), |
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CH & CO Catering Group (Holdings) Limited (‘CH&CO’, United Kingdom). |
Equistone acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of CH&CO.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:— for Equistone: a private equity investment firm supporting middle market companies by investing as a strategic partner alongside management teams in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Switzerland,
— for CH&CO: provides contract catering services and concession foodservices in the United Kingdom.
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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.9313 — Equistone/CH&CO
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’).