Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Kreuzmayer GmbH; Hettegger & Sohn GmbH
BWB/Z-6905
On 04.04.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Kreuzmayr GmbH, Rudofl-Diesel-Str. 1, A-4070 Eferding intends to buy 70% of the shares of Hettegger & Sohn GmbH, Kellau 157, 5431 Kuchl in Form of share deal.
Both companies trade with mineral-oil products, particularly with fuels and heating oil. Kreuzmayr further operates 21 Retail stations under the brand „Pink" (thereof 12 manned) in Upper Austria (20) and Lower Austria (1) and furthermore sells Adblue and Pellets. Hettegger additionally operates 1 unbranded fuels station on the company premise in Kuchl (Salzburg).
Branch: mineral-oil trade, trade with fuels and heating oil.
G - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE G 47 - Retail trade, G 47.3 - Retail sale of automotive fuel, G 47.30 - Retail sale of automotive fuel
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 02.05.2025.
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 03.05.2025 .