1.   

On 30 September 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:

—	Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (‘Brookfield’, USA),

—	Johnson Controls Autobatterie GmbH & Co.KGaA (‘JC Autobatterie’, Germany).

Brookfield acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of JC Autobatterie.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.   

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	for Brookfield: asset management with a focus on real estate, renewable power, infrastructure and private equity,

—	for JC Autobatterie: research, development, marketing, manufacturing, licensing and distribution of starter batteries for all kinds of vehicles and applications, including passenger vehicles, trucks, and other motive applications.

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 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 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.9544 — Brookfield/Johnson Controls Autobatterie

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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