Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Excelitas Technologies Corp.; Heraeus Noblelight GmbH
BWB/Z-6383
On 19.09.2023 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Excelitas Technologies Corp., USA, intends to acquire all shares in and sole control over Heraeus Noblelight GmbH, Germany, Heraeus Noblelight Ltd, United Kingdom, Heraeus Noblelight America LLC, USA, Heraeus Noblelight (Shenyang) Ltd., China, and Heraeus Noblelight Japan K.K, Japan, as well as assets, liabilities, contractual relationships, and employees exclusively or predominantly relating to the target business.
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 17.10.2023.
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 18.10.2023 .