Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Schwestern Ried Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H.; A.Ö. Krankenhaus St. Josef Braunau GmbH; Ordensklinikum Ried Holding GmbH
BWB/Z-5291
On 03.03.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Vinzenz Gruppe Krankenhausbeteiligungs- und Management GmbH, and TAU.GRUPPE.VÖCKLABRUCK Holding der Franziskanerinnen von Vöcklabruck GmbH, intend to merge and jointly control their two hospitals (Ordensspitäler) in Ried and Braunau.
Economic sector: hospital services and related ancillary services (e.g., hospital kitchen, medical pathology services, laboratory services, cleaning services).
Industry sector: Q - Gesundheits- und Sozialwesen
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 31.03.2021.
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 01.04.2021 .