Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Bühler AG; Zeta Holding GmbH
BWB/Z-5967
On 20.05.2022 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Bühler AG, Uzwil, Switzerland, and ZETA Holding GmbH, Graz, Austria, intend to establish a full-function joint venture in the legal form of an Austrian GmbH (limited
liability company), in which they shall each hold a 50% interest.
The full-function joint venture will provide process solutions for biotechnological applications for the
Food, Feed and Energy and Commodity industries, as well as EPMC services (engineering, procurement and construction management services).
Industry sector: J - Information und Kommunikation
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 17.06.2022.
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 18.06.2022 .