Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
The Carlyle Group Inc.; Incubeta Holdings International Limited
BWB/Z-6141
On 02.12.2022 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
The Carlyle Group Inc. (United States of America) intends to acquire, indirectly, 60.2% of the shares and thereby sole control over Incubeta Holdings International Limited (United Kingdom) from Incubeta Holdings (Pty) Ltd (South Africa).
The transaction concerns digital advertising and media solutions.
Business sector concerned: Advertising and market research.
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 30.12.2022.
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 31.12.2022 .