Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Daphne S.r.l.; Dainese S.p.A.
BWB/Z-5911
On 28.03.2022 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Daphne S.r.l. (Milan / Italy), which is indirectly controlled by certain funds managed by affiliates of The Carlyle Group, Inc. (Washington, DC / USA), intends to acquire the
entire share capital in and sole control over Dainese S.p.A (Colceresa (Vicenza) / Italy) and its subsidiaries.
The proposed concentration concerns the design and manufacturing of protective equipment for motorcycling and other dynamic sports.
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 25.04.2022.
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 26.04.2022 .