28.7.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 246/8

1.

On 17 July 2015, 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 CBRE Group, Inc. (‘CBRE Group’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Johnson Controls’ assets and business providing facilities management services, real estate services and construction project management services (known as Global WorkPlace Solutions, ‘GWS’, USA) by way of purchase of assets and shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for CBRE Group: real estate services,

—   for GWS: facilities management services.

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 number M.7613 — CBRE/Johnson Controls facilities management business, to the following address: