Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Georg Fischer B.V. & Co KG; VAG Holding GmbH
BWB/Z-6963
On 10.06.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Georg Fischer B.V. & Co KG, Germany, intends to acquire all of the shares in and thereby sole control over VAG Holding GmbH, Germany.
Industry sector: manufacture of valves
ÖNACE: C 28.14
C - MANUFACTURING C 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c., C 28.1 - Manufacture of general-purpose machinery, C 28.14 - Manufacture of other taps and valves
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 08.07.2025.
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 09.07.2025 .