Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
EOSS Industries; alleinige Kontrolle über die Hotels der Gemeinnützigen Privatstiftung der JUFA Hotels und über die JUFA Holding GmbH
BWB/Z-7052
On 26.08.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
EOSS Industries plans to take sole control of the Gemeinnützige Privatstiftung der JUFA Hotels and JUFA Holding GmbH. The planned project affects the hotel industry.
Affected business sector: Hotels; Holiday homes and holiday apartments; Restaurants; Buffets.
I - ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES I 55 - Accommodation, I 55.1 - Hotels and similar accommodation, I 55.10 - Hotels and similar accommodation, I 55.2 - Holiday and other short-stay accommodation, I 55.20 - Holiday and other short-stay accommodation, I 56 - Food and beverage service activities, I 56.1 - Restaurants and mobile food service activities, I 56.11 - Restaurant activities
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 23.09.2025.
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 24.09.2025 .