Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Cobepa SA; Inflexion Private Equity Partners LLP; Everex SA
BWB/Z-6620
On 13.06.2024 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
The notified transaction relates to Cobepa SA's and Inflexion Private Equity Partners LLP's proposed indirect acquisition of non-controlling minority interests each exceeding 25 % in Everex SA, a Belgium-based event organising company.
Economic Sector: Organisation of conventions and trade shows; Business and other management consultancy activities; Renting and operating of own or leased real estate; 64.20 | Activities of holding companies;
other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding.
L - FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES M - REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES, N - PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES, O - ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 11.07.2024.
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.
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 12.07.2024 .