Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN reg.Gen.m.b.H; Falstaff Verlags-Gesellschaft m.b.H.; Wolfgang Rosam Privatstiftung
BWB/Z-7002
On 09.07.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN, a registered cooperative with limited liability, intends to acquire, through its wholly owned subsidiary Raiffeisen-Holding NÖ-Wien Beteiligungs GmbH, an indirect stake of 25.1% and joint control over Falstaff Verlags-Gesellschaft m.b.H.
The ÖNACE code of the business line concerned is: Publishing of books; Publishing of journals and periodicals; Other publishing activities, except software publishing;Activities of advertising agencies; Marketing and procurement of advertising time and advertising space; Trade fair, congress and business event organizers
J - PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND CONTENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES J 58 - Publishing activities, J 58.1 - Publishing of books, newspapers and other publishing activities, except software publishing, J 58.11 - Publishing of books, J 58.13 - Publishing of journals and periodicals, J 58.19 - Other publishing activities, except software publishing, N - PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES, N 73 - Activities of advertising, market research and public relations, N 73.1 - Advertising, N 73.11 - Activities of advertising agencies, N 73.12 - Media representation, O - ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES, O 82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities, O 82.3 - Organisation of conventions and trade shows, O 82.30 - Organisation of conventions and trade shows
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 06.08.2025.
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 07.08.2025 .