Commission Decision of 21/04/2006 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.4183 - FOODCO PASTRIES / TELE PIZZA) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) | |Brussels, 21/04/2006 SG-Greffe(2006) D/202144 To the notifying parties Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s), Subject : Case No. COMP/M.4183 - Foodco Pastries/Tele Pizza Notification of 17.03.2006 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No. C 76 of 29/03/2006, p. 3 1. On 17.03.2006 , the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No.
139/2004 by which the undertakings Permira Holdings Limited (“Permira”, United Kingdom) and Carbal S.A. (“Carbal”, Spain) through Foodco Pastries acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Tele Pizza S.A. (“Tele Pizza”, Spain) by way of public bid announced on 28 February 2006. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are : - for Permira : equity investment fund ; - for Carbal : acquisition of stake and participations in different companies ; - for Tele Pizza : network of branded fast food restaurants operated directly through proprietary stores or through third party’s franchised stores.
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, (b) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004[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] OJ C 56, 05.3.2005 p.32 MERGER PROCEDURE ARTICLE 6(1)(b) DECISION SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE PUBLIC VERSION