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Disclaimer :
The Competition DG makes the information provided by the notifying parties in section 1.2 of Form CO available to the public in order to increase transparency. This information has been prepared by the notifying parties under their sole responsibility, and its content in no way prejudges the view the Commission may take of the planned operation. Nor can the Commission be held responsible for any incorrect or misleading information contained therein.
SECTION 1.2
Description of the concentration
On 19 April 2018, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (“Merger Regulation”) which will result in AI Ladder Limited, a company which is indirectly wholly-owned by the limited partnerships comprising Advent’s GPE VIII fund, a fund managed by Advent International Corporation (together, “Advent”), acquiring sole control within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation of Laird PLC (“Laird”), a public company which is registered in England and Wales and listed on the Official List of the London Stock Exchange.
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are as follows:
(i) Advent is a global private equity investor: the firm focuses on investments in five core sectors, namely business and financial services; healthcare; industrial; retail, consumer and leisure; and technology, media and telecom.
Amongst other portfolio companies, Advent owns Idemia, a global company which develops, manufactures and markets security technology products and services for the telecommunications, payments and identity markets.
(ii) Laird is a global technology company: it provides systems, components and solutions that enable connectivity in mission-critical wireless applications and antenna systems and protect electronics from electromagnetic interference and heat.
1Reply to EC RFI1, Q1
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel, BELGIË
Tel: +32 229-91111. Fax: +32 229-64301. E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu.