Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
AlpInvest Partners B.V.; Axcel Management A/S; SuperOffice Group
BWB/Z-6916
On 17.04.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
AlpInvest Partners B.V. (Netherlands), ultimately controlled by The Carlyle Group Inc. (United States), intends to indirectly acquire a non-controlling stake (limited partnership interests) of more than 50 % in an investment fund, which will be hold- ing 50 % or more of the shares in and sole control over SuperOffice Holding III AS, advised and controlled by affiliates of Axcel Management A/S.
Economic Sector: Computer programming activities
K - TELECOMMUNICATION, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, CONSULTING, COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER INFORMATION SERVICE ACTIVITIES K 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities, K 62.1 - Computer programming activities, K 62.10 - Computer programming activities
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 15.05.2025.
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 16.05.2025 .