Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Agence des participations de l'État; Eutelsat Communications S.A.
BWB/Z-7023
On 31.07.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
The French State, represented by Agence des participations de l'État (Paris, France) intends to increase its existing minority shareholding in Eutelsat Communications S.A. (Issy-les-Moulineaux, France) to more
than 25%. The proposed transaction concerns the operation of satellite networks and related communication services.
Industry sector: Operation of satellite networks and related communication services
K - TELECOMMUNICATION, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, CONSULTING, COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER INFORMATION SERVICE ACTIVITIES K 61 - Telecommunication, K 61.1 - Wired, wireless, and satellite telecommunication activities
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 28.08.2025.
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 29.08.2025 .