Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
congatec GmbH; JUMPtec GmbH; Kontron America Modules, LLC; Kontron Asia Embedded Design Sdn Bhd
BWB/Z-6956
On 02.06.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
congatec GmbH (Germany) intends to acquire sole control over JUMPtec GmbH (Germany), Kontron America Modules, LLC (USA) and Kontron Asia Embedded Design Sdn Bhd (Malaysia).
The intended transaction concerns the development of modules for embedded computing systems.
Affected business areas: Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment.
C - MANUFACTURING C 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products, C 26.2 - Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment, C 26.20 - Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 30.06.2025.
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 waived their right to apply for examination of the merger by the Cartel Court before the deadline. The standstill obligation (§ 17(1) Cartel Act) ends with effect from 26.06.2025 .