Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
efko CEE Holding GmbH; Feinkosterzeugung Rudolf und Susanne Aichinger Gesellschaft m.b.H.
BWB/Z-6350
On 23.08.2023 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
efko CEE-Holding GmbH intends to directly acquire 100 % of the shares and to obtain sole control over Feinkosterzeugung Rudolf und Susanne Aichinger Gesellschaft m.b.H.
The contemplated transaction concerns the processing and distribution of food to the national and international food retailing.
Industry sector: meat processing, production of miscellaneous food products.
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 20.09.2023.
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 21.09.2023 .