Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Platinum Equity, LLC (US); Hunter Acquisition Holding B.V. (NL)
BWB/Z-7070
On 12.09.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Platinum Equity, LLC (US), intends to acquire all shares in and sole control over Hunter Acquisition Holding B.V. (NL), which holds XD Connects.
G - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE G 46 - Wholesale trade, G 46.1 - Wholesale on a fee or contract basis, G 46.19 - Activities of agents involved in non-specialised wholesale, O - ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES, O 82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities, O 82.9 - Business support service activities n.e.c., O 82.99 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 10.10.2025.
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 11.10.2025 .