Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
FCLH Ltd, FCE Bank plc; ALD SA
BWB/Z-5774
On 23.11.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
FCLH, Basildon, United Kingdom, which is ultimately controlled by Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, USA, will acquire a non-controlling minority stake in
Bremeny Lease SAS, Nanterre, France, that is currently wholly owned by ALD SA, Rueil-Malmaison, France. FCLH will acquire the indirect stake via a company that it
jointly owns together with ALD SA.
Economic Sector: Renting and leasing of motor vehicles; Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Industry sector: N - Erbringung von sonstigen wirtschaftlichen Dienstleistungen
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 21.12.2021.
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 22.12.2021 .