Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9406 — Lone Star — Stark Group/Saint-Gobain BDD) (Text with EEA relevance.)

V (Announcements) PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9406 — Lone Star — Stark Group/Saint-Gobain BDD) (Text with EEA relevance) (2019/C 210/10) 1. On 14 June 2019, 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: — Lone Star (USA), — Stark Group Holding Germany GmbH (Germany) (‘Stark’), controlled by Lone Star, — Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland GmbH (Germany) (‘SGBDD’), belonging to Compagnie de Saint- Gobain S.A. (France). Lone Star, through its subsidiary Stark, indirectly acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of SGBDD. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Lone Star is a private equity firm that invests globally in real estate, equity, credit and other financial assets, — Stark is a retailer and distributor of building materials, — SGBDD is a building materials merchant that operates a network of physical retail outlets in Germany and sells mostly third-party products to SME and larger construction companies and, to a smaller part, to private and DIY consumers. 3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within...