Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
HEARTLAND A/S; ASOS.com Limited
BWB/Z-6709
On 05.09.2024 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
HEARTLAND A/S, Denmark, intends to indirectly acquire two brands and related assets from asos.com Limited und ASOS Holdings Limited, both United Kingdom.
Economic sector: Wholesale of clothing and footwear, Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet.
G - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 03.10.2024.
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 04.10.2024 .