Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
UNIGRUPPE GmbH; Global.Web.Shop GmbH
BWB/Z-5978
On 02.06.2022 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
The notified concentration consists of a joint venture, which is held by equal shares and jointly controlled by UNIGRUPPE GmbH and Global.Web.Shop GmbH. Economic owner of UNIGRUPPE GmbH is Mr. Dipl.-Kfm. Andreas Haider and of Global.Web.Shop GmbH Mr. Christian Stranzinger. Indirect economic owner is Mr. Alexander Nikolaus Stelzer.
Fields of activity and NACE-Code: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco (NACE G 46.3), retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco (in stores) (NACE G-47.2), distance and internet retailing (NACE 47.91-0), freight transport by road (NACE H 49.41), Contract logistics (provision of other business services) (NACE N), Warehousing and support activities for transportation (NACE H 52.10-0), Commercial agency without a pronounced focus (NACE 51.19-00) and consulting (NACE KA 74.14-01).
Industry sector: G - Handel; Instandhaltung und Reparatur von Kraftfahrzeugen H - Verkehr und Lagerei, M - Erbringung von freiberuflichen, wissenschaftlichen und technischen Dienstleistungen, N - Erbringung von sonstigen wirtschaftlichen Dienstleistungen
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 30.06.2022.
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 01.07.2022 .