Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Heise Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG; Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
BWB/Z-7134
On 14.11.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Heise Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG, intends to increase its capital shares and voting rights of 31.97 % in Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG to 50,97 % and thereby acquire sole control. Heise Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG and the target company are primarily active in the media sector.2
The proposed transaction constitutes a merger according to Sec 7 para 1 no 3 and no 5 Cartel Act.
J - PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND CONTENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES J 58 - Publishing activities, J 58.1 - Publishing of books, newspapers and other publishing activities, except software publishing
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 12.12.2025.
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 13.12.2025 .