Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Gilde V. Management; Muon B.V.; Louwers Hanique B.V.
BWB/Z-5209
On 15.01.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Gilde Buy-Out Fund V. intends to indirectly acquire through Muon B.V. with its corporate seat in Eerbeek, the Netherlands, and the business address at Karel van Gelreweg 22, 6961 LB Eerbeek, the Netherlands, sole control and all shares in LouwersHanique B.V., which is active in the high-precision processing of ceramics, technical glass and special material combinations.
Business sector concerned: Manufacture of other glass and glass prod-ucts; Manufacture of refractory ceramic materials and articles
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 12.02.2021.
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 13.02.2021 .