Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Mutares SE & Co.; Ganter Construction & Interiors GmbH
BWB/Z-5532
On 13.07.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, Germany, intends to acquire 100% of the shares in, and thus sole control over, Ganter Construction & Interiors GmbH, Germany.
The transaction relates to interior work and architecture in the construction industry.
Affected industry: Specialised construction activities Specialised construction activities.
Industry sector: F - Baugewerbe/Bau
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 10.08.2021.
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 11.08.2021 .