Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Cerberus Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH; RBG GmbH
BWB/Z-7172
On 11.12.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Cerberus Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH, Graz, intends to acquire 50% of the shares in RBG GmbH, Velbert (Germany). As a consequence of the transaction, Cerberus Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH will obtain together with its affiliated undertakings sole control over RBG GmbH.
C - MANUFACTURING C 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c., C 28.9 - Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery, C 28.99 - Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 08.01.2026.
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 09.01.2026 .