Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Burgenland Energie AG; Erwerb des Teilbetriebs „Handel“ der BE Vertrieb GmbH & Co KG
BWB/Z-7040
On 14.08.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Burgenland Energie AG intends the acquisition of the business „Trading“ from BE Vertrieb GmbH & Co KG.
D - ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY D 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, D 35.1 - Electric power generation, transmission and distribution, D 35.15 - Trade of electricity
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 11.09.2025.
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 12.09.2025 .