Commission Decision of 24/06/2013 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.6942 - PAI PARTNERS / R&R) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

• Published date: 24 June 2013
• Subject Matter: Concentrations between undertakings,Competition

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Commission Decision of 24/06/2013 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.6942 - PAI PARTNERS / R&R) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

|EUROPEAN COMMISSION |

Brussels, 24.6.2013

PUBLIC VERSION C(2013)4082 final

SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

To the notifying party

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

Subject: Case No COMP/M.6942 - PAI PARTNERS/ R&R Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 28 May 2013, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking PAI partners S.A.S ("PAI", France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking R&R Ice Cream S. à r.l., ("the R&R Group", Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

– for PAI: private equity fund, focused on the acquisition of medium to large-sized companies, headquartered or managed in Europe,

– for R&R Group: manufacture of ice cream products [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(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 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...