EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 17.2.2015

C(2015) 1044 final

PUBLIC VERSION

SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

To the notifying party:

Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),

1.1. On 23 January 2015, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which which the Onex Corporation ("Onex" of Canada) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the SIG Combibloc Group AG (Switzerland) and SIG Holding USA, LLC (USA) (together "SIG Group") by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-- Onex is a Canadian-based investment company with interests in a number of companies in various industry sectors, including but not limited to companies active in the supply of products for aseptic carton packaging machines and aseptic cartons.

-- SIG Group is a provider of aseptic carton packaging machines and aseptic cartons.

3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(c) of

1OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the "Merger Regulation"). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU") has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of "Community" by "Union" and "common market" by "internal market". The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.

2OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p.3 ("the EEA Agreement").

3Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 035, 03.02.2015, p. 10.

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.

the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

For the Commission (signed)

Alexander ITALIANER Director-General

4OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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