Notices published in Govt. Gazette no. 20,248 of 13th August, 2018

Notification of Concentration

In terms of regulation 5(4) of the Control of Concentrations Regulations, 2002 published in Legal Notice 294 of 2002, the Director General of the Office for Competition notifies for general information that a notification of a concentration between funds and affiliates of The Blackstone Group Inc. (New York, US) and Vungle Inc. (San Francisco, US) was filed on Friday, 2nd August, 2019.

The nature of the concentration is an acquisition of sole control of Vungle Inc. by funds and affiliates of The Blackstone Group Inc. via the fully controlled acquisition vehicles Redbird Parent Holdings, Inc. and Redbird Merger Sub, Inc.

Blackstone Group Inc. is a global alternative asset manager listed on the New York Stock Exchange, headquartered in the United States and has offices in Europe and Asia. It operates as an investment management firm, not as a conglomerate or a holding company. Vungle Inc. is a company incorporated in the United States, having six subsidiaries located in the UK, China, Germany, Japan, Korea and Singapore. It provides technology-enabled advertising services to advertisers that desire assistance in marketing their brands, by offering a variety of products and services that are designed to target and engage mobile users on behalf of advertisers.

The Director General of the Office for Competition invites interested third parties to submit their written observations on this notified concentration within seven days following publication of this notice at the following address:

Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority

Office for Competition

Mizzi House

Triq Nazzjonali

Blata l-Bajda HMR 9010

Malta

Central Business District Foundation

List of direct orders awarded by the Central Business District Foundation during the period between 1st January, 2019, and 30th June, 2019, published in terms of Article 111 (2) of the Public Procurement Regulations 2016 (L.N. 352/2016) and subsequent amendments and in accordance with Contracts Circular No. 2/2017.

Suspension of Traffic

The Isla Local Council notifies that on Saturday, 17th August, 2019, from 4.00 p.m. till 11.30 p.m. Triq il-Vitorja from corner with Triq il-Mina tax-Xatt till corner with Triq San Ġiljan will be closed for traffic.

Traffic and Parking Suspension

The Ħal Għargħur Local Council notifies that on Tuesday, 20th August, 2019, from noon till midnight, Triq l-Isqof Gargallo will be closed for traffic and no parking is allowed. It will be a tow zone area.