Commission Decision of 09/09/2003 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.3250 - PERMIRA III / GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP / BLACKSTONE GROUP / DEBENHAMS) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic)

What Commission Decision of 09/09/2003 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.3250 - PERMIRA III / GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP / BLACKSTONE GROUP / DEBENHAMS) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) requires

On 7 August 2003, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4064/89, by which Permira Europe III (UK), GS Capital Partners 2000 LP and affiliates belonging to the Goldman Sachs Group (USA), and Blackstone Capital Partners IV Merchant Banking Fund L.P. and affiliates belonging to the Blackstone Group (USA), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Debenhams plc (UK) by way of public bid announced on 29 July 2003. The business activities of the acquiring undertakings are described as private equity funds, while Debenhams is engaged in retailing a range of consumer, household and food goods. After examination of the notification, the Commission concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4064/89 and of paragraph 4, subparagraph b, of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the Commission decided not to oppose the notified operation and declared it compatible with the common market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision was adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4064/89 and signed by Mario Monti, Member of the Commission.

Pillar: Legal & IP Sovereignty · Authority: European Commission · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated: 2003-09-09

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• Notification paragraph 1: 'On 7.8.2003, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4064/89 by which the undertaking Permira Europe III (UK), GS Capital Partners 2000 LP and affiliates, belonging to the Goldman Sachs Group ("Goldman Sachs") (USA) and Blackstone Capital Partners IV Merchant Banking Fund L.P. and affiliates, belonging to the Blackstone Group ("Blackstone") (USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Debenhams plc (UK) by way of public bid announced on 29 July 2003.'
• Notification paragraph 1 - Business activities: 'for Permira Europe III, Goldman Sachs and Blackstone: private equity funds' and 'for Debenhams: retailing a range of consumer, household and food goods.'

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