Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
FUNKE Mediengruppe GmbH & Co KGaA; Gruner + Jahr Deutschland GmbH; G+J Medien GmbH
BWB/Z-7017
On 28.07.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
FUNKE Mediengruppe GmbH & Co KGaA intends to acquire the magazines Brigitte, Gala and Eltern from Gruner+Jahr Deutschland GmbH and G + J Medien GmbH.
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 58.12 - Publishing of newspapers, N 73 - Activities of advertising, market research and public relations, N 73.1 - Advertising, N 73.12 - Media representation
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 25.08.2025.
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 26.08.2025 .