Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Swieternia Holdings Limited; Miniclip SA; Tencent Holdings Limited; Easybrain Group Limited
BWB/Z-6790
On 05.12.2024 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Swieternia Holdings Limited (Cyprus), a wholly owned and solely controlled subsidiary of Miniclip SA (Switzerland), which in turn is indirectly wholly owned and solely controlled by Tencent Holdings Limited (Cayman Islands), intends to acquire all shares and voting rights in and sole control over Easybrain Group Limited (Cyprus).
The concentration concerns the development and publishing of mobile games.
Affected industry: Publishing of computer games.
J - PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND CONTENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 02.01.2025.
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 03.01.2025 .