Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
SK Tilley Holdings L.P.; Phoenix Aromas & Essential Oils, LLC
BWB/Z-5698
On 06.10.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
An affiliate of SK Tilley Holdings LP, which is ultimately controlled by funds advised and/or managed by SK Capital Partners, L.P. (New York / USA), intends to acquire indirectly all shares in and sole control over Phoenix Aromas & Essential Oils, LLC (Norwood / USA).
The proposed concentration concerns the distribution of aromas and essential oils serving as personal care, food and beverage, and cosmetic ingredients.
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 03.11.2021.
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 04.11.2021 .