Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Callista Asset Management 31 GmbH; BME Austria Holding GmbH
BWB/Z-6958
On 02.06.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Callista Asset Management 31 GmbH (Germany) intends to acquire 100% of the shares in and sole control over BME Austria Holding GmbH (Austria).
Austrian 2025 NACE Codes: refers to the retail sale of hardware, paints, building materials, and DIY supplies, while covers the wholesale trade of wood, construction materials, paints, and sanitary equipment.
G - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE G 46 - Wholesale trade, G 46.8 - Other specialised wholesale, G 46.83 - Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment, G 47 - Retail trade, G 47.5 - Retail sale of other household equipment, G 47.52 - Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paints and glass
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 20.06.2025 .