Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Zwilling J.A. Henckels AG; Santos Grills GmbH
BWB/Z-5469
On 17.06.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
ZWILLING J.A. Henckels AG (Solingen, Germany) intends to acquire 80% of the shares in and sole control over Santos Grills GmbH (Cologne, Germany). The intended concentration concerns trade in grills, grill equipment and accessories.
Affected business areas: Retail sale in non-specialised stores and Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet.
Industry sector: G - Handel; Instandhaltung und Reparatur von Kraftfahrzeugen
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 .