Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act

Adobe Inc.; Figma, Inc. - BWB/Z-6151 | Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde

Adobe Inc.; Figma, Inc.

BWB/Z-6151

16.12.2022

On 16.12.2022 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:

Planned purchase process

The proposed transaction concerns the acquisition of the entire issued share capital in and sole control over Figma, Inc. (USA) by Adobe Inc. (USA). The concentration
concerns software tools.
Affected business areas:  Information and communication

Industry sector: J - Information und Kommunikation

Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 13.01.2023.

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.

On January 9, 2022, the Austrian Federal Competition Authority submitted a request for referral to the European Commission pursuant to Article 22 of the EC Merger Regulation. Any national time limits relating to the merger shall be suspended until it has been decided.

 

The European Commission has accepted the referral request.

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