Commission Decision of 23/01/2007 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.4520 - INDUSTRI KAPITAL / ATTENDO) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) Official Journal 025 , 03/02/2007 P. 0001 - 0001 Brussels, 23.01.2007 SG-Greffe(2006) D/200245 To the notifying party Dear Madam, Dear Sir, Subject: Case No. COMP/M.4520 - INDUSTRI KAPITAL / ATTENDO Notification of 08.12.2006 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No. C311, 19.12.2006, p.60 1.
On 08.12.2006, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 by which Industri Kapital (the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Attendo Group AB ("Attendo", Sweden) by way of purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are : - for undertaking Industri Kapital : a private investment firm ; - for undertaking Attendo : a service provider of care to elderly and disabled persons, children and youth.
3. 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) No. 139/2004 [2]. 4. 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 Philip LOWE Director General [1] OJ L 24, 29.1.2004 p. 1 [2] OJ C 56, 05.3.2005 p.32 --------------------------------------------------