Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Cisco Systems, Inc.; Accedian Holding US, Inc.
BWB/Z-6337
On 01.08.2023 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Cisco Systems, Inc. (USA) intends to indirectly acquire all shares in and sole control over Accedian Holdings US, Inc. (USA) by virtue of a merger transaction in which a wholly owned subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc. (USA) (i.e., Arena Acquisition Corp., USA) will merge with and into Accedian Holdings US, Inc. (USA).
The following Austrian NACE code is concerned: Computer programming, consultancy and related activities.
Industry sector: J - Information und Kommunikation
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 29.08.2023.
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 30.08.2023 .