Commission Decision of 24/10/2013 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.7034 - TRITON / AE HOLDING) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic) |EUROPEAN COMMISSION | Brussels, 24.10.2013 C(2013) 7228 PUBLIC VERSION SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE |To the notifying party: | Dear Sirs, Subject: Case No COMP/M.7034 - TRITON/ AE HOLDING Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1] 1. On 19 September 2013, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Anton MidCo S. à r. l., an acquisition vehicle that is ultimately controlled by Triton Managers IV Limited and TFF IV Limited ('Triton', Jersey), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking ALPINE-ENERGIE Holding AG ('Alpine Energie', Austria) by way of purchase of shares.
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: - for Triton: private equity firm focused on investing in medium-sized businesses in a variety of sectors. One of the portfolio companies of Triton – Infratek ASA – is a supplier of security solutions and critical infrastructure with a focus on services for the electricity grid. - for Alpine Energie: holding company of Alpine Energy group, active in providing infrastructure systems in the segments of energy generation, energy transport and energy-technical applications [2] . 3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. [3] 4.
For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation. For the Commission (signed) Alexander ITALIANER Director-General [1]OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ("the Merger Regulation"). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU") has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of "Community" by "Union" and "common market" by "internal market".
The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision. [2] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 277, 26 September 2013, p.16 [3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.