Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10758 – EIM / BROOKFIELD / NIELSEN) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 243/11

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10758 – EIM / BROOKFIELD / NIELSEN) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) (2022/C 243/11) 1. On 20 June 2022 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: — Elliott Investment Management L.P. (‘EIM’, USA), — Brookfield Private Equity Holdings LLC (‘BPEH’), controlled by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (‘Brookfield’, both Canada), — Nielsen Holdings Plc (‘Nielsen’, USA). EIM and BPEH will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Nielsen. The concentration is accomplished by way of acquisition of shares or other means. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — BPEH: subsidiary of Brookfield, which provides asset management services, focused on real estate, infrastructure, renewable power, and private equity, — EIM: investment firm focused on investment and risk management activities, — Nielsen: global audience insights, data, and analytics company, which provides audience measurement, media planning, marketing optimization, and content metadata solutions. 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...