Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act

Glass BidCo a.s.; Tescan Orsay Holding, a.s. - BWB/Z-6159 | Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde

Glass BidCo a.s.; Tescan Orsay Holding, a.s.

BWB/Z-6159

23.12.2022

On 23.12.2022 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:

Planned purchase process

The concentration concerns the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Tescan Orsay Holding, a.s. (Brno / Czech Republic) by Glass BidCo a.s., a special purpose vehicle indirectly solely controlled by CETP V, one of the funds forming part of the group of funds managed by affiliates of The Carlyle Group, Inc. (Washington, D.C./United States). The concentration concerns electron microscopes and micro-CT systems.
Affected industry: Manufacturing of computer, electronic and optical products.

Industry sector: J - Information und Kommunikation

Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 20.01.2023.

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 21.01.2023 .

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