Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Binderholz UK Holding GmbH; West Moorland 101 Limited
BWB/Z-5704
On 11.10.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Binder Beteiligungs AG, Fügen, Austria, intends to indirectly acquire 100% of the shares in West Moorland 101 Limited, Carlisle, UK.
As a result of the proposed transaction, Binder Beteiligungs AG will indirectly acquire sole control over West Moorland 101 Limited.
The proposed transaction concerns the timber industry.
Industrial sector: Agriculture, forestry and fishing (timber industry); Manufacturing
Industry sector: A - Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Fischerei C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 08.11.2021.
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 09.11.2021 .