Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Manfred Asamer Beteiligungs- und Management GmbH; ZORKA-KERAMIKA d.o.o.; ZORKA-OPEKA d.o.o.
BWB/Z-6711
On 06.09.2024 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
The notified concentration concerns changes in the ownership of ZORKA-KERAMIKA d.o.o. and ZORKA-OPEKA d.o.o. (bot Belgrade, Serbia) in the course of which (a) Manfred Asamer Beteiligungs- und Management GmbH (Ohlsdorf, Austria) will acquire shares in the amount of 30.6% of the total shares in each ZORKA-KERAMIKA d.o.o. and ZORKA-OPEKA d.o.o., and (b) Pichler Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (Wels, Austria) will increase its shareholding in each ZORKA-KERAMIKA d.o.o. and ZORKA-OPEKA d.o.o. from 20% to 29.9% of the respective total shares.
C - MANUFACTURING
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 04.10.2024.
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 05.10.2024 .