EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 11.5.2022 C(2022) 3214 final

PUBLIC VERSION

Bain Capital Investors, LLC Suite 302, 4001 Kennett Pike, Wilmington Delaware, 19807 United States

Dear Sir or Madam,

1.On 8 April 2022, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Bain Capital Investors, LLC (“Bain Capital”, United States of America), will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the whole of Inetum S.A. (“Inetum”, France) by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:

- Bain Capital: a private equity investment firm that invests in companies across a number of industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial services and industrial/manufacturing,

- Inetum: a provider of digital services and solutions to customers active in a variety of sectors.

After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and 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 166,20.04.2022, 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.

paragraph 5(c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

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) Olivier GUERSENT Director-General

4OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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