Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
REHAU Verwaltungszentrale AG; Atlas Holdings LLC; ACR Auto Coatings Global Holdings LLC
BWB/Z-6765
On 13.11.2024 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Indirect acquisition of at least 25% of shares in ACR Auto Coatings Global Holdings LLC, USA, by REHAU Verwaltungszentrale AG, Switzerland.
Economic sector: automotive parts sector.
C - MANUFACTURING
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 11.12.2024.
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 12.12.2024 .