Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
HP Inc.; sämtliche Vermögenswerte des Geschäftsbereichs HyperX, des Gaming-Zubehörgeschäfts von Kingston Technology Corporation, USA
BWB/Z-5295
On 09.03.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
By way of a purchase of assets, HP Inc., USA, intends to acquire the HyperX gaming accessories business from Kingston Technology Corporation, USA.
The concentration concerns gaming accessories or gaming peripherals, namely gaming headsets, gaming keyboards, gaming mice, and gaming microphones.
ÖNACE Code: C 26.40 Manufacture of consumer electronics.
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 06.04.2021.
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 07.04.2021 .