Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
The Paragon Fund IV GmbH & Co. geschlossene Investment KG; Baldur-Garten GmbH
BWB/Z-7204
On 22.01.2026 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
The Paragon Fund IV GmbH & Co. geschlossene Investment KG, Germany, intends to indirectly acquire more than 50% of the shares in and control over Baldur-Garten GmbH, Bensheim, Germany, Stubenwald-Immobilien GmbH, Bensheim, Germany, and Baldur-Garten Vertrieb GmbH, Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland.
Economic Sector: Retail sale of flowers, plants, fertilisers.
G - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE G 47 - Retail trade, G 47.7 - Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles, G 47.76 - Retail sale of flowers, plants, fertilisers, pets and pet food
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 19.02.2026.
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 20.02.2026 .