Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
DANFOSS A/S; HYDRO HOLDING SPA
BWB/Z-7119
On 03.11.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Danfoss A/S (Denmark) intends to acquire all shares in and thus sole control over Hydro Holding SpA (Italy).
The following Austrian NACE code is concerned: Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel.
C - MANUFACTURING C 24 - Manufacture of basic metals, C 24.2 - Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 01.12.2025.
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 02.12.2025 .