Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
3i Group plc; Mepal B.V.
BWB/Z-5765
On 17.11.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
3i Group plc (UK) intends to indirectly acquire negative sole control over Mepal B.V. (Netherlands) via Himalaya Bidco B.V. (Netherlands).
The concentration concerns the supply of reusable synthetic products for storing, serving and take-away of foodstuff.
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 15.12.2021.
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 16.12.2021 .