Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Cafeyn Group S.A.S.; das internationale Geschäft außerhalb der nordischen Länder von Readly AB
BWB/Z-7044
On 20.08.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Cafeyn Group S.A.S., France, intends to acquire the international business outside of the Nordics of Readly AB, Sweden.
Economic Sector: Publishing, broadcasting, and content production and distribution activities; Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities; other content distribution activities
J - PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND CONTENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES J 60 - Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities, J 60.3 - News agency and other content distribution activities, J 60.39 - Other content distribution activities
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 17.09.2025.
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 18.09.2025 .