Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
FUNKE Medien National Brands GmbH; Chefkoch GmbH von Gruner + Jahr Deutschland GmbH
BWB/Z-7057
On 02.09.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
FUNKE Medien National Brands GmbH intends to acquire all shares in Chefkoch GmbH from Gruner + Jahr Deutschland GmbH.
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, N - PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES, N 73 - Activities of advertising, market research and public relations, N 73.1 - Advertising, N 73.12 - Media representation
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 30.09.2025.
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 waived their right to apply for examination of the merger by the Cartel Court before the deadline. The standstill obligation (§ 17(1) Cartel Act) ends with effect from 26.09.2025 .