Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
PG Vierte VV GmbH; FUNKE Mediengruppe
BWB/Z-5466
On 17.06.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Change from joint control to sole control over FUNKE Mediengruppe, Germany, by the Grotkamp Family, Germany.
Economic Sector: Publishing of books and magazines; other publishing (except software)
Industry sector: J - Information und Kommunikation
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 15.07.2021.
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 16.07.2021 .