Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Ventrifossa BidCo AG; Stemmer Imaging AG
BWB/Z-6670
On 05.08.2024 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Ventrifossa BidCo AG intends to acquire up to 100% of the shares in and sole control over Stemmer Imaging AG. Stemmer Imaging AG and its subsidiaries are mainly active in the distribution of image processing technology and machine vision components for industrial and non-industrial applications.
The Proposed Transaction fulfils the merger criteria of Section 7 para 1 no 3 and 5 Cartel Act ("CA").
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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 .