Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
EQT X; Acronis AG
BWB/Z-6728
On 20.09.2024 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
EQT X, an investment fund managed by EQT Fund Management S.à r.l., Luxembourg, intends to indirectly acquire the majority of the shares in and sole control over Acronis AG, Switzerland. The concentrationconcerns the provision of a cybersecurity, endpoint management and data protection platform.
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Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 18.10.2024.
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 19.10.2024 .