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COMP/M.5282 – Barclays/Computerlinks
SECTION 1.2
Description of the concentration
1On 22 July 2008 the Commission received the notification of a proposed concentration by which Barclays Private Equity Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays Bank”), will acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation, sole control of Computerlinks AG, a public company incorporated under German law, and its various subsidiaries (collectively “Computerlinks”).
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
• Computerlinks supplies, at the wholesale level, hardware, software, and software updates, primarily in the area of e-security. In addition, Computerlinks provides related IT services such as pre- and after-sales support, marketing support, reseller training and logistics solutions.
• Barclays Bank, a public company, is a financial services provider that offers, together with its affiliated companies, universal financial services to private and corporate clients. Barclays Bank is active in the business areas of institutional asset management and investment banking. Barclays Private Equity Ltd manages a number of funds advised by Barclays Bank’s private equity business unit Barclays Private Equity. Funds advised by Barclays Private Equity hold a number of portfolio companies in various industries. One of them, DigiPoS, manufactures and offers point-of-sale solutions (hardware, software, and services) for end customers in the retail and hospitality sectors, i.e., IT products and services in no way related to those provided by Computerlinks.
1Pursuant to Article 4 of the EC Merger Regulation.