Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Galenica AG; Shop Apotheke Europe N.V.; MediService AG
BWB/Z-6245
On 13.04.2023 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Galenica AG, Switzerland, and SA Europe B.V., Netherlands, intend that SA Europe B.V. will acquire 51% of MediService AG, Switzerland, currently solely controlled by Galenica AG and thereby establish a jointly controlled full-function joint venture.
The ÖNACE code of the business line concerned is G 47.73-0 pharmacies.
Industry sector: G - Handel; Instandhaltung und Reparatur von Kraftfahrzeugen
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 11.05.2023.
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 12.05.2023 .