Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
BlackRock Capital Investment Advisors, LLC; SellerX Germany GmbH; SellerX Nullum GmbH
BWB/Z-6853
On 18.02.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Funds and accounts managed by BlackRock Capital Investment Advisors, LLC (USA) intend to indirectly acquire approx. 40% of the shares in and sole control over SellerX Germany GmbH and SellerX Nullum GmbH (both Germany).
Economic sector: Other non-specialised retail sale.
G - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE G 47 - Retail trade, G 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale, G 47.12 - Other non-specialised retail sale
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 18.03.2025.
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 19.03.2025 .