Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
D.Trading B.V; Ökoenergie Beteiligungs GmbH; AAE Naturstrom Vertrieb GmbH
BWB/Z-6940
On 16.05.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
D. TRADING B.V., ÖKOENERGIE Beteiligungs GmbH and AAE Naturstrom Vertrieb GmbH intend to establish and jointly control a full-function joint venture company for the trade and supply to customers of electricity from renewable sources.
Economic Sector: electricity trading.
D - ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY D 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, D 35.1 - Electric power generation, transmission and distribution, D 35.15 - Trade of electricity
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 13.06.2025.
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 14.06.2025 .