Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Hupac S.A.; Bertschi AG; Hoyer Nederland B.V.; Rail Service Center Rotterdam B.V.; Kombiverkehr Deutsche Gesellschaft für kombinierten Güterverkehr mbH & Co. KG (Deutschland); Rail Service Center Rotterdam B.V.
BWB/Z-6863
On 27.02.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Hupac S.A. (Switzerland), Bertschi AG (Switzerland), and Hoyer Nederland B.V. (the Netherlands) intend to increase their shareholdings in Rail Service Center Rotterdam B.V. (the Netherlands) from 16.333% to 25% each. Kombiverkehr Deutsche Gesellschaft für kombinierten Güterverkehr mbH & Co. KG (Germany) intends to acquire the remaining stake of 25% in Rail Service Center Rotterdam B.V. The notified merger concerns the operation of a cargo terminal.
ÖNACE-Code: Cargo handling
H - TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE H 52.2 - Support activities for transportation, H 52.24 - Cargo handling
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 27.03.2025.
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 28.03.2025 .