Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Aramis Group SA; Onlinecars Vertriebs GmbH
BWB/Z-5996
On 27.06.2022 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Aramis Group SA (France) intends to acquire all shares in and sole control over Onlinecars Vertriebs GmbH (Austria). The Proposed Transaction concerns the retail of used motor vehicles. ÖNACE Code: G.45.11 – Sale of cars and light motor vehicles.
Industry sector: G - Handel; Instandhaltung und Reparatur von Kraftfahrzeugen
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 25.07.2022.
Entrepreneurs whose legal or economic interests are affected by the merger can bring in a written statement at the Federal Competition Authority or the Federal Cartel Prosecutor within 14 days from publication date.
Note: The intervening party has no right to a certain treatment of the statement and will not gain a party position.
Non-prohibition of the merger
The Federal Competition Authority and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor have not applied for examination of the merger by the Cartel Court. The standstill obligation (§ 17 (1) Cartel Act) ends with effect from 26.07.2022 .