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Official Journal C 46 of the European Union Volume 64 English edition Information and Notices 9 February 2021 Contents II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2021/C 46/01 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9866 — United Group/Forthnet) (1) . 1 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2021/C 46/02 Euro exchange rates — 8 February 2021 . 2 V Announcements PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY European Commission 2021/C 46/03 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10155 — OTPP/SL GIO II/SGI) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) . 3 2021/C 46/04 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10140 — EFMS/VFMF/FocusVision/Confirmit/Dapresy) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) . 5 2021/C 46/05 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10150 — Ares/OTPP/TricorBraun) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) . 7 EN (1) Text with EEA relevance. 2021/C 46/06 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10088 — PAI partners/Euro Ethnic Foods) (1) . 8 2021/C 46/07 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10075 - Nexi/Nets Group) (1) . 9 OTHER ACTS European Commission 2021/C 46/08 Publication of an application for registration of a name pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs . 10 2021/C 46/09 Publication of an application for amendment pursuant to Article 17(6) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 . 14 (1) Text with EEA relevance. 9.2.2021 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 46/1 II (Information) INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9866 — United Group/Forthnet) (Text with EEA relevance) (2021/C 46/01) On 13 August 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available: — in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, — in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9866. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. C 46/2 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 9.2.2021 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates (1) 8 February 2021 (2021/C 46/02) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,2025 CAD Canadian dollar 1,5363 JPY Japanese yen 126,97 HKD Hong Kong dollar 9,3219 DKK Danish krone 7,4365 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,6740 GBP Pound sterling 0,87833 SGD Singapore dollar 1,6067 KRW South Korean won 1 347,77 SEK Swedish krona 10,1148 ZAR South African rand 17,9701 CHF Swiss franc 1,0842 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 7,7618 ISK Iceland króna 154,70 HRK Croatian kuna 7,5583 NOK Norwegian krone 10,2725 IDR Indonesian rupiah 16 876,31 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,8888 CZK Czech koruna 25,739 PHP Philippine peso 57,843 HUF Hungarian forint 358,33 RUB Russian rouble 89,4049 PLN Polish zloty 4,4824 THB Thai baht 36,098 RON Romanian leu 4,8748 BRL Brazilian real 6,4955 TRY Turkish lira 8,5308 MXN Mexican peso 24,3050 AUD Australian dollar 1,5693 INR Indian rupee 87,7240 (1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 9.2.2021 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 46/3 V (Announcements) PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10155 — OTPP/SL GIO II/SGI) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) (2021/C 46/03) 1. On 1 February 2021, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (‘OTPP’, Canada), — Swiss Life GIO II Eur Holding S.À.R.L (‘SL GIO II’, Luxembourg), belonging to Swiss Life Holding AG (‘Swiss Life’, Switzerland), — Societa Gasdotti Italia S.p.A. (‘SGI’, Italy), currently controlled by SL GIO II and MEIF 4 which is ultimately controlled by Macquarie Group (Australia). OTPP and SL GIO II acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of SGI. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for OTPP: active in the administration of pension benefits and the investment of pension plan assets of teachers in the Canadian province of Ontario, — for SL GIO II: a fund owned by Swiss Life, a provider of life insurances, pensions, health insurance and asset management, — for SGI: an independent transmission system operator (TSO) which owns a limited part of the Italian high pressure gas network. 3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’). (2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5. C 46/4 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 9.2.2021 4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified: M.10155 — OTPP/SL GIO II/SGI Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below: Email: [email protected] Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË 9.2.2021 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 46/5 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10140 — EFMS/VFMF/FocusVision/Confirmit/Dapresy) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) (2021/C 46/04) 1. On 1 February 2021, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). This notification concerns the following undertakings: — EQT Fund Management S.à r.l. (‘EFMS’, Luxembourg), controlled by EQT AB; — Verdane Fund Manager Future AB (‘VFMF’, Sweden), controlled by Verdane Advisors Holding AS; — Confirmit AS (‘Confirmit’, Norway), controlled by VFMF; — Dapresy AB (‘Dapresy’, Sweden), controlled by Confirmit; — FocusVision Worldwide, Inc. (‘FocusVision’, United States), controlled by EFMS. EFMS and VFMF acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Confirmit, Dapresy and FocusVision. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for EFMS: an investment fund manager solely owned by EQT AB, headquartered in Sweden. EFMS controls EQT Mid Market US, an investment fund with a committed capital of approximately USD 688 million, that seeks to make investments focusing on middle market companies in North America; — for VFMF: an investment fund manager of certain Verdane funds, ultimately owned by Verdane Advisors Holding AS, headquartered in Sweden. The Verdane funds invest in companies active in the consumer internet, software, energy and advanced industrial sectors, with a focus on the Nordic countries; — for Confirmit: a global vendor for multi-channel customer experience, employee engagement, and market research solutions. It also develops a suite of software tools for market research agencies and in-house research teams of corporate clients. Confirmit is currently controlled by Verdane funds managed by VFMF; — for Dapresy: a provider of enterprise application software, more specifically survey software. It has a global expertise in the market research sector and provision of a unified platform to market research customers. Dapresy is currently part of the Confirmit group; — for FocusVision: a provider of quantitative and qualitative technology solutions to the market research industry. Focusvision is indirectly controlled by EQT Mid Market US. 3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.