Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
One Equity Partners VIII, L.P.; Associated Spring do Brasil Ltda.; Associated Spring Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., Mexiko; BarnesGroup Ltd
BWB/Z-6493
On 29.01.2024 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Entities that are indirectly wholly-owned and solely controlled by One Equity Partners VIII, L.P. and affiliated funds or successor funds managed by affiliates of OEP Capital Advisors, L.P., United States of America, intend to indirectly acquire all of the shares in, and sole control over, Associated Spring do Brasil Ltda., Brazil, Associated Spring Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., Mexico, and Barnes Group (Thailand) Ltd., Thailand, as well as certain assets including the “Heinz Hänggi Stanztechnik” branch of Barnes Group Suisse Industries GmbH, Switzerland, all of which are included within the “Engineered Components” business of Barnes Group Inc., United States of America.
C - MANUFACTURING
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 26.02.2024.
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.
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 27.02.2024 .