Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8946 — Lindsay Goldberg/Coveris Rigid) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)

C 234/6 EN Official Journal of the European Union 5.7.2018 V (Announcements) PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8946 — Lindsay Goldberg/Coveris Rigid) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) (2018/C 234/06) 1. On 25 June 2018, 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: — Goldberg, Lindsay & Co., LLC (‘Lindsay Goldberg’, USA), and — the rigid plastic packaging business of Coveris Group (‘Coveris Rigid’, Germany/Luxembourg), consisting of Coveris International Holdings SARL, Coveris Rigid Deutschland GmbH and Coveris Rigid (Ravensburg) Deutschland GmbH (and their respective subsidiaries). Lindsay Goldberg acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Coveris Rigid. The concentration is accomplished by way of a purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Lindsay Goldberg: private equity investment firm with 16 portfolio companies, none of which is active in the production and supply of rigid plastic packaging products in the EEA, — for Coveris Rigid: production and sale of rigid plastic packaging solutions such as pots and containers, trays, closures, lids, and sheets, based on different...