Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act

Corialis German Bidco GmbH; Aliplast N.V.; Corialis Gruppe; Astorg Gruppe; Gutmann Gruppe - BWB/Z-6819 | Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde

Corialis German Bidco GmbH; Aliplast N.V.; Corialis Gruppe; Astorg Gruppe; Gutmann Gruppe

BWB/Z-6819

07.01.2025

On 07.01.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:

Planned purchase process

Aliplast N.V. intends to (i) directly acquire 100% of the shares in and sole control over GUT Aluswiss AG and (ii) indirectly, through its wholly owned subsidiary Corialis German Bidco GmbH, all shares in and sole control over GUT GmbH. The target companies are primarily active in the business areas of aluminium extrusion and aluminium coated building systems, in particular windowsills systems, alu-wood systems and aluminium systems. 

The proposed merger constitutes a merger according to Section 7 para 1 no 3 and 5 Cartel Act ("CA").

 

Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren

Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 04.02.2025.

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 05.02.2025 .

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