3.8.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 252/13

1.

On 26 July 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC’, Luxembourg) indirectly acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Arzignanese srl (‘Arzignanese’, Italy) and Pasubio SpA (‘Pasubio’, Italy) by way of a purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for CVC: The CVC Group provides advice to and manages investment funds and platforms,

—   for Arzignanese and Pasubio (‘Pasubio Group’): The Pasubio Group is active in the tanning of leather and the production of finished leather products for use in various sectors, including automotive interiors, furniture and luxury goods.

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 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.8573 — CVC Group/Arzignanese/Pasubio, to the following address: