Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Russmedia Holding GmbH; Moser Holding Aktiengesellschaft
BWB/Z-7355
On 08.06.2026 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Russmedia Holding GmbH intends to indirectly acquire more than 50 % of the shares in and sole control over Moser Holding AG.
H - TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE J - PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND CONTENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES, J 58 - Publishing activities, J 60 - Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 20.07.2026.
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 21.07.2026 .