Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN; Raiffeisen-Reisebüro Gesellschaft m.b.H; Raiffeisen Touristik Group GmbH
BWB/Z-7171
On 12.12.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN, a registered cooperative with limited liability, intends to indirectly acquire a stake of 25.1% of the shares of Raiffeisen-Reisebüro Gesellschaft m.b.H. and a stake of 25.1% of the shares GEO Reisen & Erlebnis GmbH (both seated in Austria).
The ÖNACE code of the business line concerned is:Travel agency and tour operator; Travel agency; Tour operator
O - ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES O 79 - Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities, O 79.1 - Travel agency and tour operator activities, O 79.11 - Travel agency activities, O 79.12 - Tour operator activities
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 09.01.2026.
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 10.01.2026 .