1.   

On 17 March 2021, 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:

—	Inter-Risco Sociedade de Capital de Risco, S.A. (‘Inter-Risco’, Portugal), ultimately controlled by CaixaBank (Spain)

—	Unavets Healthcare, S.L. (‘Unavets’, Spain), ultimately controlled by Oaktree Group (USA),

—	OneVet Group, SGPS, S.A (‘OneVet’, Portugal), currently controlled by Inter-Risco.

Inter-Risco and Unavets acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of OneVet.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.   

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	for Inter-Risco: private equity fund established in Portugal with interests in the hospitality, engineering and construction sector, as well as in the supply of medical-veterinary services (through OneVet) and the roasting and commercialisation of coffee.

—	for Unavets: veterinary services group established in Spain active in the supply of medical-veterinary services and ancillary activities in Spain.

—	for OneVet: veterinary services group established in Portugal active in the supply of medical-veterinary services and ancillary activities in Portugal.

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.10143 — Inter-Risco/Unavets/OneVet

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

BELGIQUE/BELGIË