Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Admiral Investor LP
BWB/Z-6893
On 24.03.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (USA) intends to acquire more than 25% (and at least 32%) of the limited partnership interests of Admiral Investor LP which, in turn, will result in an indirect holding of the equity in Apleona TopCo GmbH (Germany).
O - ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES O 80 - Investigation and security activities, O 80.0 - Investigation and security activities, O 80.01 - Investigation and private security activities, O 81.1 - Combined facilities support activities, O 81.10 - Combined facilities support activities
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 22.04.2025.
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 23.04.2025 .