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Judgment of the General Court of 12 November 2015 — HSH Investment Holdings Coinvest-C and HSH Investment Holdings FSO v Commission

(Case T-499/12) 1

(State aid — Banking sector — Restructuring of HSH Nordbank — Decision declaring the aid compatible with the internal market on certain conditions — Action for annulment — Lack of individual concern — Minority shareholder of the aid beneficiary — Concept of distinctive interest — Partial inadmissibility — capital dilution)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicants: HSH Investment Holdings Coinvest-C Sàrl (Luxembourg); and HSH Investment Holdings FSO Sàrl (Luxembourg) (represented by: H.-J. Niemeyer, H. Ehlers and C. Kovács, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, T. Maxian Rusche and R. Sauer, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action for annulment of Commission Decision 2012/477/EU of 20 September 2011 on State aid granted by Germany to HSH Nordbank AG SA.29338 (C 29/09 (ex N 264/09)) (OJ 2012 L 225, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders HSH Investment Holdings Coinvest-C Sàrl and HSH Investment Holdings FSO Sàrl to pay the costs.

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1 OJ C 26, 26.1.2013.