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The Competition Commission of India receives a combination notice regarding the acquisition of additional unitholding in Interise Trust and shareholding in Interise Investment Managers Limited by 2726247 Ontario Inc. and OMERS Infrastructure Asia Holdings Pte. Ltd. The acquirers notify the transaction through the green channel route. The transaction involves investment in Indian road network assets. The parties report no horizontal, vertical, or complementary market overlaps in India.
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Summary under Regulation 13(2) of the Competition Commission of India (Combinations) Regulations, 2024 (as amended)
A. Name of the parties to combination
(i) 2726247 Ontario Inc. (“Ontario Inc.”);
(ii) OMERS Infrastructure Asia Holdings Pte. Ltd. (“OMERS Infrastructure”);
(iii) Interise Trust (formerly IndInfravit Trust) (“Interise”); and
(iv) Interise Investment Managers Limited (“IIML”)
B. Nature and purpose of the combination
The Proposed Transaction concerns acquisition by Ontario Inc. and OMERS Infrastructure of additional unitholding and shareholding in Interise and IIML, respectively (“Proposed Transaction”).
The Proposed Transaction represents an investment opportunity for the Acquirers in India’s growing road network.
C. Area of activity of the Parties to the combination
I. Acquirers
The Acquirers are investment entities of OMERS Administration Corporation (“OAC”). OAC is the administrator of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Primary Pension Plan (“OMERS”) and the trustee of the pension funds.
OAC manages a diversified portfolio of investments in public markets, private equity, infrastructure, and real estate.
II. Targets
Interise was established by Larsen & Toubro Infrastructure Development Projects Limited, now known as Epic Concesiones 3 Limited (“L&T IDPL”) on 7 March 2018, as an irrevocable trust under the provisions of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882. Interise invests in road infrastructure assets in India through various special purpose vehicles (“SPVs”).
IIML is the investment manager of Interise and is entrusted with the responsibility of managing the assets and investments of Interise.
D. Relevant markets in which the Parties to the combination operate
The Proposed Transaction does not result in any horizontal, vertical, or complementary overlaps in any of the plausible relevant markets in India.
Therefore, the Proposed Transaction is being notified under the green channel route under Section 5(4) of the Competition Act, 2002 (as amended) read with Rule 3 of the Competition (Criteria of Combination) Rules, 2024 and Regulation 5(5) of the Competition Commission of India (Combinations) Regulations, 2024.