Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Weyland GmbH; Arxon Handels GmbH
BWB/Z-7154
On 25.11.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
The envisaged transaction consists of the acquisition of all shares and the acquisition of the warehouse. This will give Weyland GmbH sole control over Arxon Handels GmbH.
The proposed merger concerns steel trade.
ÖNACE: steel industry
G - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE G 46 - Wholesale trade, G 46.8 - Other specialised wholesale, G 46.82 - Wholesale of metals and metal ores
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 23.12.2025.
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 24.12.2025 .