Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Robert Bosch GmbH; Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH; Alltrucks GmbH & Co. KG
BWB/Z-6897
On 27.03.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Robert Bosch GmbH and Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH, both Germany, intend to each acquire 50 % of the shares in the joint venture Alltrucks GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, following the exit of ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Germany.
Economic Sector: Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles.
C - MANUFACTURING C 33 - Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment, C 33.1 - Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment, C 33.12 - Repair and maintenance of machinery, C 33.17 - Repair and maintenance of other civilian transport equipment
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 24.04.2025.
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 25.04.2025 .