Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Freudenberg Italia S.a.S. di Freudenberg S.r.l; EULIP S.r.l.
BWB/Z-7100
On 15.10.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Freudenberg Chemical Specialities GmbH, Germany, intends to indirectly, via two affiliated holding entities, Freudenberg Italia S.a.S. di Freudenberg S.r.l., Italy, and Externa Holding S.r.l., Italy, acquire 100 % of the shares in and sole control over EULIP S.r.l., Italy.
Economic Sector: Manufacture of food products; Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats; Manufacture of oils and fats; Production of other vegetable oils; Manufacture of margarine and similar edible fats
C - MANUFACTURING C 10 - Manufacture of food products, C 10.4 - Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats, C 10.41 - Manufacture of oils and fats, C 10.42 - Manufacture of margarine and similar edible fats
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 12.11.2025.
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 13.11.2025 .