Newsletter-21

460 NEWSLETTER 2016 Important Legislation and Decisions regarding Mergers and Acquisitions • The Competition Board (“Board”) authorized the establish- ment of a joint venture between Lanxess AG and Aramco Overseas Company BV. (24.12.2015, 15-45/745-269) • The Board authorized the establishment of Bertschi Arkas Kimyasal LojistikAnonim Şirketi byArkas LojistikA.Ş. and Bertschi AG. (24.12.2015, 15-45/752-274) • The Board authorized the acquisition of all the shares of Visa Europe Limited by Visa Inc. (24.12.2015, 15-45/753-275) • The Board authorized the acquisition of Öznur Pres Makine Metal Sanayi A.Ş. and NSK Armatür ve Aksesuar Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. by ROCA Group through Keramik Laufen A.G. (24.12.2015, 15-45/756-278) • The Board authorized the acquisition of all of the issued and circulating shares of Precision Castparts Corp. by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and, following the transaction, establishement of the sole control of Precision Castparts Corp. by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (24.12.2015, 15-45/757-279) • The Board decided that establishment of a joint venture be- tween Balo Büyük Anadolu Lojistik Organizasyonlar A.Ş. and Rail Cargo Operator CSKD s.r.o. named Anatolia Rail Link Uluslararası Taşımacılık Lojistik ve Ticaret A.Ş. is not subject to authorization. (24.12.2015, 15-45/761-BD) • The Board decided that acquisition of de facto sole control by Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd over Nysrstar NV through a possible transfer of the minority shareholding in the gen- eral assembly of Nyrstar NV is not subject to authorization. (24.12.2015, 15-45/762-BD)