Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Deutsche Invest Mittelstand GmbH; ae group ag
BWB/Z-6453
On 20.12.2023 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Deutsche Invest Mittelstand GmbH, Germany, intends to indirectly acquire all the shares in and thus sole control over ae group ag, Germany.
The proposed transaction relates to the manufacturing and distribution of ready-to-install light metal die casting parts and components for the automotive industry.
ÖNACE-Code: Casting of light metals.
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 17.01.2024.
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 18.01.2024 .