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M.9089 - HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN / CONCARDIS PAYMENT GROUP

SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

1.On 20 September 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed transaction pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Hellman & Friedman LLC (Hellman & Friedman), will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of Concardis Payment Group GmbH (Concardis Group, Germany) by way of a share for share exchange.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

• For Hellman & Friedman: private equity firm with investments in a variety of sectors worldwide.

• For Concardis Group: provision of merchant acquiring services, along with some limited network service provision, primarily to customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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