Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act

Hansa-Flex AG; Knapheide GmbH Hydraulik-Systeme - BWB/Z-6217 | Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde

Hansa-Flex AG; Knapheide GmbH Hydraulik-Systeme

BWB/Z-6217

13.03.2023

On 10.03.2023 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:

Planned purchase process

Hansa-Flex AG, Germany, intends to acquire the insolvent business operations of the Knapheide Group, a manufacturer of hydraulic systems and turned and milled parts. 

Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren

Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 07.04.2023.

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 waived their right to apply for examination of the merger by the Cartel Court before the deadline. The standstill obligation (§ 17(1) Cartel Act) ends with effect from 29.03.2023 .

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