Commission Decision of 16/02/2007 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.4537 - LBO FRANCE / CONSOLIS) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) Brussels, 16.02.2007 SG-Greffe(2007) D/200718 To the notifying party Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s), Subject: Case No. COMP/M.4537 – LBO France/Consolis Notification of 15.01.2007 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 19, dated 27/01/2007, page. 17. 1. On 15.01.2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the aforementioned Council Regulation by which the undertaking LBO France Gestion SAS ("LBO France", France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Consolis SAS ("Consolis", France) by way of purchase of shares.
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: - for LBO: investment fund; - for Consolis: design and manufacture of prefabricated concrete elements. 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 (b) 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 --------------------------------------------------