Commission Decision of 20/09/2011 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.6353 - CIE / COM HEM) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

• Published date: 20 September 2011
• Subject Matter: Concentrations between undertakings,Competition

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Commission Decision of 20/09/2011 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.6353 - CIE / COM HEM) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

|EUROPEAN COMMISSION |

Brussels , 20/09/2011

C(2011) 6825

PUBLIC VERSION

SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

To the notifying party: | |

Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),

Subject: Case No COMP/M.6353- CIE/ COM HEM Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 17.08.2011 the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking CIE Management IX Limited ("CIE", Guernsey) which is ultimately controlled by BC Partners Holdings Limited ("BC Partners Holdings", UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Nordic Cable Acquisition Company Sub-Holding AB ("COM HEM", Sweden) by way of purchase of shares [2] .

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for CIE and BC Partners Holdings: private equity investment;

- for COM HEM: provision of television services, broadband internet access services and telephony services in Sweden

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(b) 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...