Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING NÖ-Wien Beteiligungs GmbH; Niederösterreichisches Pressehaus Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H.
BWB/Z-6590
On 27.05.2024 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Raiffeisen-Holding NÖ-Wien Beteiligungs GmbH a company wholly owned by RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN reg.Gen.m.b.H, intends to increase its stake in Niederösterreichisches Pressehaus Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH from the current 20% to up to 28.6% (but in any case exceeding 25%) by rescission of participation right.
The ÖNACE code of the business line concerned is J Information and Communication.
J - PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND CONTENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 08.07.2024.
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 17.06.2024 the applicant requested the extension of the deadline for the submission of an application for examination by two weeks, pursuant to § 11 (1a) Cartel Act. The deadline for the submission of an application for examinations by the administrative authorities is extended by two weeks, thus ending on 8.07.2024.