Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act

EDCO Eindhoven Holding B.V.; Gilde Fund VI; Gilde Buy-Out Partners B.V.; Monceau Deelnemingen I B.V. - BWB/Z-5522 | Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde

EDCO Eindhoven Holding B.V.; Gilde Fund VI; Gilde Buy-Out Partners B.V.; Monceau Deelnemingen I B.V.

BWB/Z-5522

09.07.2021

On 08.07.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:

Planned purchase process

Gilde Buy-Out Fund VI C.V. and Gilde Buy-Out Fund VI 2 C.V., ultimately controlled by
Gilde Buy-Out Partners B.V., intend to acquire through EDCO Eindhoven Holding B.V., sole
control and all shares in Monceau Deelnemingen I B.V., which is a holding company of a group
of undertakings active in the wholesale of non-food fast moving consumer goods, such as home
decoration, outdoor decoration and Christmas products.

Business sector concerned: Wholesale of household goods.

Industry sector: G - Handel; Instandhaltung und Reparatur von Kraftfahrzeugen

Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 05.08.2021.

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 06.08.2021 .

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