Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Lanxess AG; THESEO France SAS; THESEO Deutschland GmbH; Biolink Ltd.; THESEO Saude Animal Ltda
BWB/Z-5265
On 18.02.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Lanxess AG, Germany, intends to acquire sole control over THESEO France SAS, France, THESEO Deutschland GmbH, Germany, Biolink Ltd., United Kingdom, and THESEO Saude Animal Ltda, Brazil.
Economic sector: Manufacture of pesticides, herbicides and disinfectants
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 18.03.2021.
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 19.03.2021 .