Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
SAP SE; Clarabridge, Inc.
BWB/Z-5626
On 19.08.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
SAP SE, Germany, intends to indirectly, via its controlled subsidiary, Qualtrics LLC, USA, acquire all of the shares in and sole control over Clarabridge, Inc., USA.
Economic sector: Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
Industry sector: J - Information und Kommunikation
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 16.09.2021.
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 17.09.2021 .