Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Coca-Cola HBC AG; Casa del Caffè Vergnano S.p.A.
BWB/Z-5514
On 06.07.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Coca-Cola HBC AG intends to acquire, through its wholly owned subsidiary CC Beverages Holdings II B.V., joint control over Casa del Caffè Vergnano S.p.A. by acquiring 30% of the issued share capital.
The transaction concerns the manufacture and distribution of coffee-based products.
ÖNACE-Code: C 10.83-0 Processing of coffee and tea, production of coffee substitutes; G 46.37-0 Wholesale trade services of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices.
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 03.08.2021.
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 04.08.2021 .