Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Stahl Holdings B.V.; Weilburger Graphics GmbH
BWB/Z-6699
On 28.08.2024 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Stahl Holdings B.V., Netherlands, intends to indirectly acquire all shares in and sole control over Weilburger Graphics GmbH, Germany.
The transaction relates to the production of specialty coatings for the printing industry.
ÖNACE Code; Manufacture of paints, varnishes, printing inks and sealants.
C - MANUFACTURING
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 25.09.2024.
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 26.09.2024 .