20.8.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 272/8

1.

On 7 August 2014, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Nordic Capital VIII Limited (‘Nordic Capital’, Jersey) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Gina Tricot AB (‘Gina Tricot’, Sweden), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Nordic Capital: private equity fund,

—   for Gina Tricot: parent company of the Gina Tricot Group, active in the sale of women’s fashion, accessories and cosmetic, mainly in Northern Europe.

3.

On preliminary examination, the European 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.

4.

The European Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the European Commission.

Observations must reach the European Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7314 — Nordic Capital/Gina Tricot to the following address: