Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Tikehau Capital SCA; Trainvest SAS
BWB/Z-6668
On 05.08.2024 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Entities managed by Tikehau Investment Management SAS, France, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tikehau Capital SCA, France, intend to acquire a majority of the shares in and sole control over Trainvest SAS, France.
No other shareholder will hold a controlling or non-controlling stake of 25% or more in Trainvest SAS.
The proposed transaction relates to the production of seats for the railway industry and for buses and coaches as well as the production of interior fittings for the railway industry.
ÖNACE Code: Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock; Manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c.
C - MANUFACTURING
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 02.09.2024.
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 03.09.2024 .