Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
PP Greiftechnik GmbH; Lifco AB, Sweden
BWB/Z-7013
On 25.07.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
PP Greiftechnik GmbH, an indirect subsidiary of the publicly traded company Lifco AB, Sweden, intends to acquire 80% of the shares in and sole control over Stöffl Rudolf GmbH, a company active in industrial distribution.
G - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE G 46 - Wholesale trade, G 46.8 - Other specialised wholesale, G 46.89 - Other specialised wholesale n.e.c.
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 22.08.2025.
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 23.08.2025 .