Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
capiton Quantum GmbH & Co. geschlossene Investment-KG; Raith Holding GmbH; AEMtec Holding GmbH; capiton V GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG; Eurazeo SE; Unigestion SA
BWB/Z-6150
On 15.12.2022 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
capiton Quantum GmbH & Co. geschlossene Investment-KG intends to acquire the shares currently held by capiton V fund in the portfolio companies AEMtec Holding GmbH (acquisition of 78.3 % of the voting shares) and Raith Holding GmbH (acquisition of 85.8 % of the voting shares), which are already managed by capiton AG. Funds managed/administered by Eurazeo-Group and Unigestion-Group contemplate to each acquire a limited partner interest of at least 25 % (but not exceeding 50 %) as lead investors in capiton Quantum GmbH & Co. geschlossene Investment-KG. Such participation will however not provide the funds with any influence over the portfolio companies of capiton Quantum GmbH & Co. geschlossene Investment-KG. The concentration therefore involves the indirect acquisition of a participation by funds managed/administered by Eurazeo-Group and Unigestion-Group of AEMtec Holding GmbH and Raith Holding GmbH.
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 12.01.2023.
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 13.01.2023 .