Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
FerrAl United GmbH; SCHÖNEWEISS & CO GmbH
BWB/Z-6366
On 08.09.2023 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
FerrAl United GmbH, Germany, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, Germany, intends to acquire 100% of the shares in and sole control over SCHÖNEWEISS & CO GmbH, Germany, Gesenkschmiede Schneider GmbH, Germany, Falkenroth Umformtechnik GmbH, Germany, and Jeco-Jellinghaus GmbH, Germany. The transaction relates to the market for the production of chassis parts, steering parts, engine parts, transmission parts and parts for general engineering.
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 06.10.2023.
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 07.10.2023 .