30.7.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 216/33

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6922 — Triton/Logstor)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 216/10

1.

On 19 July 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Tri-Langley Acquisition ApS, an acquisition vehicle that is ultimately controlled by Triton Managers III Limited and TFF III Limited, (‘Triton’, Jersey) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of LRA III ApS, (‘Logstor’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Triton: private equity investment firm which has portfolio companies active in various sectors. One of the portfolio companies of Triton is Battenfeld-Cincinnati, which is active in the manufacture and sale of plastic processing machines and extruders,

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Logstor: manufacture and sale of pre-insulated pipes.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6922 — Triton/Logstor, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).