Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Fernwärme St. Pölten GmbH; Bioenergie St. Pölten GmbH
BWB/Z-6968
On 12.06.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Fernwärme St. Pölten GmbH, Austria, intends to acquire ca 33 % of the shares in Bioenergie St. Pölten GmbH, Austria.
Economic Sector: Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply; Electric power generation, transmission and distribution; Electricity generation from renewable energy sources ; Steam and air conditioning supply; Steam and air conditioning supply
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 35.12 - Production of electricity from renewable sources, D 35.3 - Steam and air conditioning supply, D 35.30 - Steam and air conditioning supply
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 10.07.2025.
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 11.07.2025 .