Commission Decision of 08/03/2005 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.3714 - BRIDGEPOINT / ATTENDO) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) | |Brussels, 08.03.2005 SG-Greffe(2005) D/201017 To the notifying party Dear Sirs, Subject : Case No. COMP/M.3714 – BRIDGEPOINT / ATTENDO Notification of 07/02/2005 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No. C38, 15/02/2005, p. 12 1. On 07/02/2005, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No.
139/2004 by which the investment fund Bridgepoint Europe II (“BE II”), belonging to Bridgepoint Capital Group Limited (“Bridgepoint”, UK), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Attendo AB (“Attendo”, Sweden), by way of purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are : - for Bridgepoint : Management of private equity funds; - for Attendo : Care services for elderly and disabled; social alarm and communication systems and response. 2. After examination of the notification, the Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No.
139/2004 and of paragraph 5, subparagraph c, of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No139/2004[2]. 3. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the common market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004. For the Commission signed Neelie KROES Member of the Commission [1] OJ L 24, 29.1.2004 p. 1 [2] Available on DG COMP website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/legislation/consultation/simplified_tru.pdf.
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