Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Health Solutions Investments S.à.r.l.; OLP Top S.A.; AHS Europe S.A.
BWB/Z-5326
On 25.03.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Health Solutions Investments S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg) intends to acquire a participation of up to approx. 34% of the shares in and joint control over AHS TopCo S.A. and AHS Europe S.A., both 17a, Rue des Bains, L-1212 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, from OLP Top S.A., 17a, Rue des Bains, L-1212 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Austrian NACE codes: Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.; Manufacture of toilet preparations and perfumes.
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 22.04.2021.
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 23.04.2021 .