Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Nighthawk UK HoldCo Limited; Nexthink S.A.
BWB/Z-5254
On 10.02.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Nighthawk UK HoldCo Limited, a special purpose vehicle which is ultimately indirectly controlled by Permira Holdings Limited, intends to
acquire approximately 16 % of the voting shares in and joint control over Nexthink S.A., a Swiss-based software company.
Industry sector: J - Information und Kommunikation
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 10.03.2021.
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 11.03.2021 .