Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
DBAG Fund VIII; in-tech GmbH
BWB/Z-5836
On 03.01.2022 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
DBAG Fund VIII (St Peter Port / Guernsey) intends to indirectly acquire the majority of shares and sole control of in-tech GmbH (Munich / Germany). The proposed concentration concerns the provision of engineering services for the automotive industry.
Affected business areas: Engineering activities and related technical consultancy.
Industry sector: M - Erbringung von freiberuflichen, wissenschaftlichen und technischen Dienstleistungen
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 31.01.2022.
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 01.02.2022 .