Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Moncler S.p.A.; Sportswear Company S.p.A.
BWB/Z-5240
On 01.02.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Moncler S.p.A., Italy, intends to acquire a stake equal to 70% of the capital of Sportswear Company S.p.A., Italy.
The proposed transaction concerns the design, production and sale of casual clothing/apparels and accessories.
Industry sector (ÖNACE-Code): Manufacture of apparel.
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 01.03.2021.
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 02.03.2021 .