Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
CRC Group UK Holdings Limited; Alopuc Limited
BWB/Z-7024
On 01.08.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
CRC Group UK Holdings Limited, United Kingdom, intends to acquire all shares in and sole control over Alopuc Limited, United Kingdom, the holding company of the Atrium Group.
Economic Sector: Financial and insurance activities; Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities; Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding; Activities of insurance agents and brokers.
L - FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES L 66 - Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities, L 66.2 - Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding, L 66.22 - Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 29.08.2025.
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 30.08.2025 .