Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Triton V LuxCo 63 SARL; Swiss IT Security Holding AG; Swiss IT Security Group AG
BWB/Z-5594
On 02.08.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Triton V LuxCo 63 SARL (Luxembourg), indirectly controlled by Triton Managers V Limited, intends to acquire sole control over Swiss IT Security Holding AG (Freienbach / Switzerland) and Swiss IT Security Group AG (Wettingen / Switzerland) including its direct and indirect subsidiaries. The proposed concentration concerns cybersecurity and automation software.
Affected industry: Provision of information technology services
Industry sector: J - Information und Kommunikation
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 30.08.2021.
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 31.08.2021 .