Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Bregal Unternehmerkapital III SCSp; AF Eagle Holding GmbH
BWB/Z-5329
On 26.03.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Bregal Unternehmerkapital III SCSp (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) intends to indirectly acquire all the shares and sole control over AF Eagle Holding GmbH (Grünwald/ Germany). The intended concentration concerns the distribution of golf apparel and accessories.
Affected business areas: Retail sale of sporting equipment in specialised stores and Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Industry sector: G - Handel; Instandhaltung und Reparatur von Kraftfahrzeugen
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 23.04.2021.
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 24.04.2021 .