Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Fude + Serrahn Milchprodukte GmbH & Co. KG; Allerstedter Käserei GmbH
BWB/Z-6349
On 22.08.2023 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Fude + Serrahn Milchprodukte GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) intends to increase its current co-controlling shareholding of 50 % in Allerstedter Käserei GmbH (Germany) through acquisition of the remaining 50 % of shares to 100 %. Post-merger, Fude + Serrahn Milchprodukte GmbH & Co. KG will thus exercise sole control over Allerstedter Käserei GmbH. The notified merger concerns the production and distribution
of cheese.
Affected industry sectors: Manufacturing / Production of goods.
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
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 .