Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Gauselmann Spielbanken Beteiligungs GmbH; NRW Bank Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts; Westdeutsche Spielbanken GmbH
BWB/Z-5584
On 30.07.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Gauselmann Spielbanken Beteiligungs GmbH (Germany), which is indirectly controlled by the Gauselmann Family Foundation (Germany), which in turn is solely controlled by Mr. Paul Gauselmann (Germany), intends to acquire 100% of the shares in and sole control of Westdeutsche Spielbanken GmbH (Germany). The proposed concentration concerns the economic sector of casinos and gambling.
Economic activity concerned: Art, Entertainment and Recreation.
Industry sector: R - Kunst, Unterhaltung und Erholung
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 27.08.2021.
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 28.08.2021 .