Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
x-tention group gmbh; IAG Invest AG & Co KG; SBC GmbH; SMB-Management Beteiligungs GmbH; XBC-Digital GmbH
BWB/Z-7141
On 19.11.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
The creation of a joint venture is planned in which after closing of the concentration x-tention group GmbH will hold 45.00%, IAG Invest AG & Co KG 24.95%, SBC GmbH 20.00% and SMB-Management Beteiligungs GmbH
10.05% of XBC-Digital GmbH.
The concentration concerns the IT sector.
ÖNACE 2025: Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities.
K - TELECOMMUNICATION, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, CONSULTING, COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER INFORMATION SERVICE ACTIVITIES K 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities, K 62.2 - Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities, K 62.20 - Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 17.12.2025.
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 18.12.2025 .