Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act

Eurazeo SE; Committed Advisors SAS; Arena Gruppe; Hessnatur Gruppe; Kaffee Partner Gruppe - BWB/Z-5497 | Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde

Eurazeo SE; Committed Advisors SAS; Arena Gruppe; Hessnatur Gruppe; Kaffee Partner Gruppe

BWB/Z-5497

29.06.2021

On 29.06.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:

Planned purchase process

acquisition by (a) investment vehicles managed and/or advised by affiliates of Eurazeo SE, France, and (b) Committed Advisors Secondary Fund IV, SLP, France of  

(i) approximately 50% each, i.e. 100% in total, of the limited partnership interest in Capvis III Lux CV SCSp, 12D rue Guillaume Kroll, 1882 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and  

(ii) indirectly through Capvis III Lux CV SCSp more than 25% of the shares in (a) REAcqua S.A. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, (b) in Highrise S.à.r.l. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and (c) in Kaffee Partner Holding GmbH and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. 

 

Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren G - Handel; Instandhaltung und Reparatur von Kraftfahrzeugen

Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 27.07.2021.

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 28.07.2021 .

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