Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
RZT Group GmbH; RZT Management GmbH & Co. KG; toennies.shop GmbH (künftig RZT Glass GmbH); ONX logistics 10 GmbH (künftig) RZT Decoration GmbH; Designer Homeware Distribution GmbH; CD
BWB/Z-6538
On 29.03.2024 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
RZT Group GmbH, toennies.shop GmbH and ONX logistics 10 GmbH, all based in Germany, intend to acquire a significant part of the assets of and control over significant assets of Ritzenhoff AG, Germany. In addition, RZT Management GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, intends to acquire the shares in and control over the companies Designer Homeware Distribution GmbH, CD Creatives Design GmbH, both based in
Germany, and Ritzenhoff B.V., Netherlands. The proposed merger relates to production, decoration and trade of glass and ceramic goods.
Business sector(s) concerned: Manufacture of glass and glass products; wholesale of ceramic products and glass product.
C - MANUFACTURING G - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 26.04.2024.
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 27.04.2024 .