Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
KPS Capital Partners, LP; Siderforgerossi Group S.p.A.; Immobiliare San Giorgio Sr.l.
BWB/Z-5400
On 03.05.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
The notified transaction concerns the planned indirect acquisition by KPS Capital Partners, LP, United States, of 100% of the issued share capital and sole control of Siderforgerossi Group S.p.A. and Immobiliare San Giorgio S.r.l., Italy.
Fields of activity: Forged products
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 31.05.2021.
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 01.06.2021 .