Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act

MDR Media GmbH; TELLUX-Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH; MotionWorks GmbH - BWB/Z-5531 | Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde

MDR Media GmbH; TELLUX-Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH; MotionWorks GmbH

BWB/Z-5531

13.07.2021

On 12.07.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:

Planned purchase process

MDR Media GmbH (Germany) and TELLUX-Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (Germany) intend to acquire joint control over MotionWorks GmbH. The assets of Kinderfilm GmbH (Germany) will be transferred to MotionWorks GmbH as part of the transaction.

Industry sector: J - Information und Kommunikation

Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 09.08.2021.

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 10.08.2021 .

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