Exponent Private Equity LLP; Gilde Buy-Out Partners B.V.; Horizon Midco Limited; Pixel Acquisitions B.V.

On 28.09.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:

Planned purchase process

Exponent Private Equity LLP (London / United Kingdom) and Gilde Buy-Out Partners B.V. (Utrecht / Netherlands) intend to establish a joint venture. Exponent Private Equity LLP will contribute its indirectly solely controlled subsidiary Horizon Midco Limited (London / United Kingdom) and Gilde Buy-Out Partners B.V. will contribute its indirectly solely controlled subsidiary Pixels Acquisitions B.V. (Amsterdam / Netherlands) to the joint venture. Exponent Private Equity LLP and Gilde Buy-Out Partners B.V. will each hold non-controlling minority shareholdings of more than 25% in the joint venture. The proposed concentration concerns the manufacture of personalised photo products.

Affected industry: Printing and reproduction of recorded media

Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren

Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 27.10.2021.

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.

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