Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., USA; Frauscher Sensor Technology Group GmbH
BWB/Z-7018
On 29.07.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Intended acquisition of all shares in and thereby sole control over Frauscher Sensor Technology Group GmbH, Austria, by Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., USA. The proposed concentration concerns the rail infrastructure sector.
F - CONSTRUCTION F 43 - Specialised construction activities, F 43.2 - Electrical, plumbing and other construction installation activities, F 43.21 - Electrical installation
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 26.08.2025.
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 27.08.2025 .