Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Serviceplan Gruppe; Serviceplan Auslandsbeteiligungen GmbH; WIEN NORD 1996 GmbH; Serviceplan Group Austria GmbH & Co.KG
BWB/Z-5941
On 25.04.2022 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Serviceplan Auslandsbeteiligungen GmbH intends to acquire 100% of the shares in WIEN NORD 1996 GmbH and to acquire sole control over Serviceplan Group Austria GmbH & Co.KG. All undertakings concerned are active in the field of advertising and marketing communication services.
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 23.05.2022.
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 24.05.2022 .