Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act

capiton Holding GmbH; AXXENCE Gruppe - BWB/Z-5365 | Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde

capiton Holding GmbH; AXXENCE Gruppe

BWB/Z-5365

15.04.2021

On 14.04.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:

Planned purchase process

capiton Holding GmbH intends to indirectly acquire 100 % of the shares in and sole control over (i) Axxence Aromatic GmbH, (ii) Axxence Slovakia s.r.o., (iii) Axxence Sarl und (iv) Greenfuture B.V. (with subsequently planned management investment of approx. 9 %).

The proposed transaction concerns the manufacture and supply of natural ingredients for the flavour and fragrance industry.

Industry sector: G - Handel; Instandhaltung und Reparatur von Kraftfahrzeugen

Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 12.05.2021.

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 13.05.2021 .

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