Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
OneMed Holding AB; Smedico AG
BWB/Z-5194
On 11.01.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
The notified concentration concerns the acquisition by OneMed Holding AB (Danderyd, Sweden), a holding company ultimately (indirectly) controlled by Interogo Foundation (Vaduz, Liechtenstein), of 60% of the shares in and sole control of SMEDICO AG (St. Gallen, Switzerland) as well as sole control of OmnimedPhils. Inc. (Rizal, Philippines). It relates to the wholesale of orthopedic appliances and medical and surgical equipment as well as to the production of medical instruments and supplies.
Industry sector: G - Handel; Instandhaltung und Reparatur von Kraftfahrzeugen Q - Gesundheits- und Sozialwesen
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 08.02.2021.
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 09.02.2021 .