Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
REWE-ZENTRALFINANZ eG; MTCH AG
BWB/Z-6845
On 13.02.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
REWE-ZENTRALFINANZ eG intends to indirectly acquire 100% of the shares in MTCH AG from Migros Beteiligungen AG.
O - ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES O 79 - Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities, O 79.1 - Travel agency and tour operator activities, O 79.9 - Other reservation service and related activities
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 13.03.2025.
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 14.03.2025 .