Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10798 – NBIM / OXFORD PROPERTIES / SONY CENTER) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 252/06

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10798 – NBIM / OXFORD PROPERTIES / SONY CENTER) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) (2022/C 252/06) 1. On 23 June 2022, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Norges Bank Investment Management (‘NBIM’, Norway), — Oxford Properties Group (‘Oxford Properties’, Canada) belonging to the OMERS Group (Canada), — Sochribel GmbH, Sochribel Fixtures GmbH, Esplanade Gastronomie GmbH, and Forum Event Management GmbH (the ‘Sony Center’, Germany). NBIM and Oxford Properties will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Sony Center. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — NBIM: provides institutional investment for the Government Pension Fund Global on behalf of the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, — Oxford Properties: owns, develops and manages real estate assets. Oxford Properties belongs to the real estate arm of OMERS Administration Corporation, the administrator of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Primary Pension Plan and trustee of the pension...