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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
(1) Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (“PPDI”) has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Jaguar Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company (“Parent”) and Jaguar Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Vehicle”), providing for the merger of Vehicle with and into PPDI, with PPDI surviving the transaction as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Parent and Vehicle were formed and are controlled by Carlyle Partners V, L.P., a fund managed by The Carlyle Group (“Carlyle”), and investment fund affiliates controlled by H&F Corporate Investors VII, Ltd. (“H&F VII”), such affiliates being private equity investment funds sponsored by Hellman & Friedman LLC (together Hellman & Friedman LLC and its investment fund and general partner affiliates, “H&F”). The nature of the businesses of the parties is as follows:
− Carlyle: Global alternative asset manager, which sponsors funds that invest globally across four investment disciplines (buyout, credit alternatives, growth capital and real estate) in a range of industries;
− H&F: Private equity investment firm with offices in San Francisco, New York and London. H&F focuses on investing in business franchises and serving as a partner to management in select industries including healthcare, business & marketing services, software, financial services, internet & digital media, insurance, media and energy & industrials.
− PPDI: contract research organization, which provides laboratory and clinical development services to the pharmaceutical industry.