25.3.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 94/14

1.

On 17 March 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Futures Energies Investissements Holdings (‘FEIH’, France), which is jointly controlled by Engie S.A. (‘Engie’, France), Omnes Capital (France) and Prédica Prévoyance Dialogue du Crédit Agricole (‘Prédica’, France) belonging to Groupe Crédit Agricole (‘GCA’, France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control over the whole of Engie PV Besse (‘Besse’, France) and Engie PV Sanguinet (‘Sanguinet’, France), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Engie: active across the entire energy-value chain in the fields of gas, electricity and energy services,

—   for Omnes Capital: independent asset management company active in several branches of private equity, notably in the renewable energy sector,

—   for Prédica: active in the insurance sector, Prédica belongs to GCA that offers a broad range of banking and insurance services,

—   for Besse: photovoltaic power plant active in the generation of electricity in France,

—   for Sanguinet: photovoltaic power plants active in the generation of electricity in France.

3.

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 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 this Notice.

4.

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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8413 — Engie/Omnes Capital/Prédica/Engie PV Besse/Engie PV Sanguinet, to the following address: