Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Hamilton Lane Advisors, LLC.; Audax Private Equity Aspen CF, L.P.
BWB/Z-5879
On 18.02.2022 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Investment funds or accounts managed or advised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., USA and Hamilton Lane Advisors, LLC, USA intend to each acquire, at least 25% but less than 50% of limited partnership interests in Audax Private Equity Aspen CF, L.P., USA.
The proposed Transaction concerns the manufacture and supply of disposable medical accessories.
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 18.03.2022.
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 19.03.2022 .