Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Francisco Partners Management L.P.; Native Instruments Holding GmbH
BWB/Z-5229
On 27.01.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Francisco Partners Management L.P., USA, intends to indirectly acquire 100% shares and exclusive control over Native Instruments Holding GmbH, Germany, through its wholly-owned affiliate Music Creation Group Topco (UK) Limited, United Kingdom.
Economic sector: Provision of information technology services
Industry sector: J - Information und Kommunikation
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 24.02.2021.
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 25.02.2021 .