Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Raiffeisen Landesbank Kärnten und Revisionsverband eGen; „Unser Lagerhaus“ Warenhandels Gesellschaft m.b.H.
BWB/Z-7101
On 15.10.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
The notified concentration concerns the planned acquisition of more than 50% of the shares and sole control of “Unser Lagerhaus” Warenhandelsgesellschaft m.b.H. by Raiffeisen Landesbank Kärnten und Revisionsverband eGen. Fields of activity: Specialist construction trading, trading of DIY products, construction services, gas stations (and related services), trading of liquid fuels, trading of solid fuels, agricultural merchanting, agricultural machinery and technology, services centres for agricultural equipment, trading raw timber Fields of Activity (NACE classification): - Post-harvest crop activities and seed processing for propagation; Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals; Repair and maintenance of machinery; Other specialised construction activities in construction of buildings; Activities of agents involved in non-specialised wholesale; Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds; Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies; Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products; Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment; Wholesale of chemical products; Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco; Retail sale of automotive fuel; Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paints and glass; Retail sale of motor vehicles; Other non-specialised retail sale; Freight transport by road; Restaurant activities; Repair and maintenance of motor vehicles
A - AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING A 01 - Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities, A 01.6 - Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities, A 01.63 - Post-harvest crop activities and seed processing for propagation, C - MANUFACTURING, C 10 - Manufacture of food products, C 10.9 - Manufacture of prepared animal feeds, C 10.91 - Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals, C 33 - Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment, C 33.1 - Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment, C 33.12 - Repair and maintenance of machinery, F - CONSTRUCTION, F 43 - Specialised construction activities, F 43.4 - Specialised construction activities in construction of buildings, F 43.42 - Other specialised construction activities in construction of buildings, 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, G 46.2 - Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals, G 46.21 - Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds, G 46.6 - Wholesale of other machinery, equipment and supplies, G 46.61 - Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies, G 46.8 - Other specialised wholesale, G 46.81 - Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products, G 46.83 - Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment, G 46.85 - Wholesale of chemical products, G 47 - Retail trade, G 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale, G 47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco, G 47.12 - Other non-specialised retail sale, G 47.3 - Retail sale of automotive fuel, G 47.30 - Retail sale of automotive fuel, G 47.5 - Retail sale of other household equipment, G 47.52 - Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paints and glass, G 47.8 - Retail sale of motor vehicles, motorcycles and related parts and accessories, G 47.81 - Retail sale of motor vehicles, H - TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE, H 49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines, H 49.4 - Freight transport by road and removal services, H 49.41 - Freight transport by road, I - ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES, I 56 - Food and beverage service activities, I 56.1 - Restaurants and mobile food service activities, I 56.11 - Restaurant activities, T - OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES, T 95 - Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles, T 95.3 - Repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and motorcycles, T 95.31 - Repair and maintenance of motor vehicles
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 .