Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Wilhelm Hoyer B.V. & Co. KG; VARO Energy Direct GmbH
BWB/Z-6723
On 16.09.2024 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Wilhelm Hoyer B.V. & Co. KG, with its corporate seat in Visselhövede, Germany, intends to acquire 100% of the shares in VARO Energy Direct GmbH with its corporate seat in Meißen, Germany. In addition, Hoyer Tanklogistik GmbH with its corporate seat in Visselhövede, Germany intends the acquisition of a fuel oil and diesel tank terminal with a ship landing dock in Deichstraße 10, 46446 Emmerich, Germany from VARO Energy Tankstorage GmbH with its corporate seat in Duisburg, Germany.
G - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 14.10.2024.
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 15.10.2024 .