Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Reisewelt GmbH; Blaguss Touristik GmbH
BWB/Z-5446
On 04.06.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
The planned purchase process is a merger including Blaguss Touristik GmbH as the transferring company to Reisewelt GmbH as the acquiring company in return for a 25,1% share in the acquiring company for the shareholders of the transferring company (Mag. Paul Blagusz und Mag. Thomas Blagusz).
After completion of the planned purchase process, BHG Beteiligungsmanagement und Holding GmbH will exercise joint control over Reisewelt GmbH together with the shareholders of the transferring company.
The planned purchase process concerns the area of travel agencies and tour operators.
Industry sectors: Administrative and support service activities
Industry sector: N - Erbringung von sonstigen wirtschaftlichen Dienstleistungen
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 02.07.2021.
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 03.07.2021 .