Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Facebook, Inc.; GIPHY, Inc.
BWB/Z-5549
On 20.07.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
The transaction concerns the acquisition of sole control over GIPHY; Inc. (New York City / USA) by Facebook, Inc. (Menlo Park / USA). The concentration concerns the provision of GIFs.
Affected industry: web portals
Industry sector: J - Information und Kommunikation
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 17.08.2021.
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.
On 17.08.2021, the AFCA filed a request for examination with the Cartel Court (Phase II).
Datum des Prüfungsantrages durch die BWB: 17.08.2021
Datum des Prüfungsantrages durch den Bundeskartellanwalt: 17.08.2021