Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act

Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC; Blue Prism Group plc - BWB/Z-5729 | Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde

Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC; Blue Prism Group plc

BWB/Z-5729

28.10.2021

On 27.10.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:

Planned purchase process

Investment funds directly or indirectly managed by Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC, San Francisco, USA, intend to acquire through Bali Bidco Limited, London, UK, a company indirectly owned by the investment funds, all shares in and thereby sole control over Blue Prism Group plc, Warrington, UK.

 

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 24.11.2021.

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 25.11.2021 .

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