Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Cadence Investment Pte. Ltd.; IK X LuxCo 7 S.à r.l.; Sterimed International SAS; IK Investment Partners AIFM
BWB/Z-7143
On 21.11.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Cadence Investment Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) intends to indirectly increase its non-controlling minority shareholding in IK X LuxCo 7 S.à r.l. (Luxembourg) to 25% or more (but below 50%).
O - ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES O 82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities, O 82.9 - Business support service activities n.e.c., O 82.92 - Packaging activities
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 19.12.2025.
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 20.12.2025 .