Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Midea Group Co., Ltd.; Esaote S.p.A.
BWB/Z-7310
On 04.05.2026 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Midea Group Co., Ltd. (China) intends to increase its existing indirect shareholding by acquiring 77.5% of the shares in and therefore sole control over Esaote S.p.A. (Italy).
Economic sector: Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment.
C - MANUFACTURING C 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products, C 26.6 - Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment, C 26.60 - Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 01.06.2026.
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 02.06.2026 .