Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
William Hill Holdings Limited; Mr Green & Co AB
BWB/Z-4207
On 28.11.2018 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
William Hill PLC (London / United Kingdom), through a controlled affiliate William Hill Holdings Limited (London / United Kingdom), intends to acquire sole control over Mr Green & Co AB (Stockholm / Sweden) and its subsidiaries. The intended concentration concerns online gambling.
Industry sector: R - Kunst, Unterhaltung und Erholung
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 27.12.2018.
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 28.12.2018 .