Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
FSI; TX Logistics AG; Exploris Deutschland Holding GmbH
BWB/Z-6348
On 22.08.2023 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
With the proposed merger, TX Logistik AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercitalia Logistics S.p.A., which in turn is a subsidiary of Ferrovie delle Stato Italiane S.p.A., intends to acquire all shares in Exploris Deutschland Holding GmbH from EXPLORIS S.A. The target company is primarily active through its subsidiaries in the areas of logistics services for rail freight transport and in rail freight transport itself. In addition, it offers personnel services, retraining, initial and further education, occupational health services and shunting services specifically for the rail transport sector.
Industry sector: G - Handel; Instandhaltung und Reparatur von Kraftfahrzeugen N - Erbringung von sonstigen wirtschaftlichen Dienstleistungen, P - Erziehung und Unterricht, Q - Gesundheits- und Sozialwesen
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 19.09.2023.
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 20.09.2023 .