Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
TOOLPORT GmbH; GFP HandelsgesmbH
BWB/Z-5891
On 01.03.2022 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
TOOLPORT GmbH (Norderstedt / Germany) intends to acquire 100% of the shares in and sole control over GFP HandelsgesmbH (Eferding / Austria). The proposed concentration concerns the manufacture and direct sale of gardening accessories/articles, in particular greenhouses, raised beds, composters and carports to end users.
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 29.03.2022.
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 30.03.2022 .