Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Messezentrum Salzburg GmbH; EAFINITY Beteiligungsverwaltungs GmbH
BWB/Z-6594
On 27.05.2024 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Messezentrum Salzburg GmbH, registered with the commercial register number 67914 z, purchases from RX Salzburg GmbH, registered with the commercial register number 36462 x, 100% of EAFINITY Beteiligungsverwaltungs GmbH, registered with the commercial register number 615310v, into which RX Salzburg GmbH has contributed its exhibition operations (organisation of the trade fairs „Alles für den
Gast“, „Hohe Jagd & Fischerei“, „Bauen und Wohnen“ and “AutoZum“ in Salzburg and the trade fairs „Elektrofachhandelstage“ and „Smart Automation Austria“ in Linz) in accordance with Article III of the
Reorganisation Tax Act.
The affected business sector is trade fair, exhibition and congress organisers, limited to trade fair organisers.
N - PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL 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 08.07.2024.
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 09.07.2024 .