Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
ISS Austria Holding GmbH; ISS Ground Services GmbH
BWB/Z-5200
On 12.01.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
The notified transaction concerns the planned indirect acquisition of 49% of the shares and sole control of ISS Ground Services GmbH (Austria), by ISS Austria Holding GmbH (Austria). ISS Austria Holding already holds 51% of the shares and will therefore hold 100% of the shares of ISS Ground Services GmbH after completion of the transaction.
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren H - Verkehr und Lagerei
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 09.02.2021.
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 10.02.2021 .