Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN; ÄrzteVerlag GmbH
BWB/Z-7253
On 02.03.2026 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, intends to increase its 50% stake in ÄrzteVerlag GmbH to 100% and thus acquire sole control of ÄrzteVerlag GmbH.
J - PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND CONTENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES J 58 - Publishing activities, J 58.1 - Publishing of books, newspapers and other publishing activities, except software publishing
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 30.03.2026.
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 31.03.2026 .